Parashat Tazria - The Divine Touch - Rabbi Dovid Kaplan

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So, it's a ridiculous size. Okay. Take a look at Okay, here we go. We're in Parshat Ki Tisa Parshat Ki Tisa Parshat Yesterday we did Yeah, we're talking about the woman who the woman who changes her mind at page 608. Uh and that's why she she uh she has to bring that sin offering. That's where we got into yesterday. Now, uh take a look at uh Parshat uh Parshat Why isn't this Oh, it starts next one. Okay, by the bottom of the page. Vayedaber Hashem el Moshe le'emor. We got past the the birth process here. Uh and by the way, there's a Midrash that says that the uh that the the the neshama there's a ruach. The ruach is a spirit for lack of a better term. Uh and the spirit is then taken by Hakadosh Baruch Hu and he gives it the assignment that it's going to go into a certain drop that's going to impregnate a woman. a woman. And the spirit does not want to go there. He says, "I'm happy where I am." And that lines up aligns with the Mishna in Pirkei Avot that says al korcha ata notzar, you are formed against your will. Al korcha ata notzar al korcha and then you are born against your will. Because the child the name of the baby in the uh in the womb you know, as the old saying goes, for 9 months he's had he's had free womb and

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2. 4:34claim, 'We are humans and you're not humans.'" Atem The Midrash says uh and based on…
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5. 19:26Got careful. Careful now. If you're thinking something good, say it. Because why keep it in?…
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10. 43:34If you're even suspected of something, you're already tamei. In life, if you're even suspected of…

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