When the moon asked, โCan two kings share one crown?โ, Hashem answered, โGo and diminish yourself.โ Her cry birthed longing and time itself. Through silence and humility, the soul learns to reflect rather than radiateโhealing the ancient wound between giver and receiver.
Parashat Tazria opens with the puzzling phrase โwhen a woman emits seed,โ prompting Chazal to explore who initiates spiritual connectionโus or Hashem. Through Midrash, Kabbalah, and poetic imagery, we uncover a profound model of divine intimacy where human initiative brings forth truth, and heavenly response brings justice.
The Deep Purpose for Suffering: Why is it that when someone begins to do teshuvah and starts walking in Hashem's ways, he frequently encounters difficulties and experiences suffering? If the purpose of suffering is to motivate a person to do teshuvah, why should he have to suffer at all? After all, he's already doing teshuvah….
Having Our Prayers and Requests Accepted: It is taught (Chullin 60b): ืจืื ืฉืืขืื ืื ืคืื ืจืื ืืชืื "ืืืขืฉ ืืืงืื ืืช ืฉื ื ืืืืืจืืช ืืืืืืื" ืืืชืื "ืืช ืืืืืจ ืืืืื…ืืืช ืืืืืจ ืืงืื" ืืืจื ืืจื ืืคื ื ืืงื"ื ืจืืฉ"ืข ืืคืฉืจ ืืฉื ื ืืืืื ืฉืืฉืชืืฉื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืื ืืืขืื ืืช ืขืฆืื (R' Shimon ben Pazi raised a contradiction. It is…