[Avodah] FW: Medicine for a Metzora

[SBA]

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From: David Kishenevsky [mailto:dkish at jglinvestments.com.au] 
Sent: Sunday, 6 April 2008 2:47 PM
To: sba at sba2.com
Subject: Re: Medicine for a Metzora

Recvd from an ‘outsider’:
From: SBA <sba at sba2.com>
Another question.
It seems clear that in those days, a person speaking Loshon Hara, Motzi Shem
Ra etc would end up becoming a Metzora.

So which normal bar-daas wouldn't refrain from LH, knowing that he'll get
on-the-spot punishment?

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Re your second question, in his sefer, Danny Ginsberg provides an answer
from the Be'er Mayim Chayim. His answer is that not everyone who spoke LH
would become a metzora. Rather, one had to be worthy enough to merit the
punishment. 

This is because the term "adam" is used regarding negaim, and not other
phrases used for man, such as "nefesh", "ish" etc.  "Adam" is the most
exalted of the terms used for man, since it relates to the idea of "adameh
l'elyon", which is the height of man's achivement in this world. This is to
teach us that only "adam hashalem vehameuleh" whose ways are straight will
be punished with negaim. But a person on the level of "ish" (not on the
highest level of "adam") will not receive a nega for his sin.


DK