Friday, April 8, 2022

Parashat Metzora 5782

Yossi Lhungdim

Le’ilui Nishmat Avner Ben Avraham, Khana Lhanghal Bat Sarah, Ngahlhing Bat Sarah ve’Shifra Bat Zimra. Tihyeh Nishmatam Tzrorah Bitzror Hakhayim

וְנָתַתִּי נֶגַע צָרַעַת בְּבֵית אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם

Venatati nega tzara’at beveith eretz akhujatkhem…

(chule aluo diu gam’a a-inn uva chu tzara’at natna kapeh ding …)

~ Vayikra 14:34



Tzara’at natna iti leh ihetsa ma bang uva Lashon Hara sei jeh’a hung lhung gotna ahiye. Langkhat a Khazal ho’n aseinauva mihem khat chun Lashon Hara asei’a ahitah leh tzara’at hi thakhat a achung’a hung chulei’a ahipoi. Amasapen a a-inn bang ho’a hung kilang masa’a, kisemphatna ima aneilou’a ahileh asil-achen ho chung’a hung kichuon a; chu’a jong chu kisihna le kisemphatna ima aneilou lai’a ahitah leh achaina tieng atahsa chung’a hung chu ji a ahita’n ahi. 

P-thien mikhotona aletdan chu aphamo ho jieng jong agot masang’a akisemphatna ding’u phat-lemchang ape ji’n, chujong leh atahsa chung uva gotna amoh peh masat ji po’n ahi. Chubep hilou’a KHazal ho’n aseinauva atahsa chung’a Nega Tzara’at hung lhung jieng jong hi gotna dan a isei vang uva P-thien mikhotona hithou-thou a ahi atiuve. Iti dan in em?

Parasha masapa, Parashat Tazria ivet leh hitin akisun e: vehaya be’or besaro lenega tzara’at (Vayikra 13:2). Langkhat a Khazal ho’n aseinauva hoilai mun hileh “vehaya thucheng akiman leh kipana/thilpha avetsah a; vayihi thucheng ahung kiman le thilse/thilphalou avetsah a ahi” ti ahi. Chuti ahileh, Rabbeinu Alshich Hakadosh in hilai pasuk toh kisai hin hitin kushiya adong e: Ipi atileh tzara’at chungchang’a chu Torah in “vehaya be’or besaro…” ti’a asut a ham? “vehaya” kiti chun kipana thei thupha/thilpha avetsah leh hilai’a nega tzara’at toh kisai’a hi ipi kipana thei thupha/thilpha um a Torah in “vehaya” thucheng ahin man hintem? 

Alshich Hakadosh in aseina a chutilom a lungdonna ding ima aumpoi ati. Ajehchu tzara’at natna hi lhagao lang toh kisai natna ahi’n, tahsa lhahsamna le veisetna a kuon dammona ahipoi. Chubep hilou’a P-thien khotona a kuon ahijo’n ahi. 

Ahileh iti dan a Alshich Hakadosh in hitachu asei hintem? Pirkei Avot Perek 4, Mishna 11 mun a khazal ho’n hitin asei uve,”ha’ose mitzvah akhat, koneh lo praklit ekhad; veha’over aveira akhat koneh lo katagor ekhad”. Tichu mikhat in Mitzvah khat asuhbulhit a ahitah leh chunglang Beit Din a khu amalang’a pang ding vantil khat akisemdoh a, hinlah Aveira khat aboldoh kalse vang ama hehse a pang ding vantil khat akisemdoh a ahiye. 

Ashich Hakadosh in aseina a Lashon Hara sei’a jong chun chunglang Beit Din a aphatmona ho sei jing ding le hehse jing ding vantil “katagor” akisem doh a ahitai (lashon hara atam sei laise katagor tamtah akisembe jing ding tina ahinalaiye). Ahileh hitobang vantil “katagor” hochu ipi ibol’a ahileh suhmang thei ahidiuvem? Tshuva inei’a ikisemthah tieng chuche vantil hochu vantil pha a kiheidoh jiuva ahita’n ahi. Chutoh kilhon a lashon hara sei’a chu Tzara’at ahung vei tieng ngahmun polang’a achangseh’a kikoi ji a; chulai mun a chu phatecha kheshbon nefesh ahin nei ding; asuhkhel-abolkhel naho ahin kihetdoh a kisihna ahin nei tieng anatna jong chu bei’a, chuta chu athien tieng avel’a ngahmun sung’a chu hung nungkile thei pan bep a ahiye. 

Chuti ahileh nega tzara’at kiti chu chunglang’a kuon a “kisempha’n…” ti’a hetsahna hung kinei tina ahi’n, chuleh chu’a kuon a chu mikhat in lashon hara asei jeh’a vantil phalou akisemdoh hochu asuhmang thei tina ahi. Chuti ahileh tzara’at chu lashon hara seiho ding’a damdoi tobang hi’a, P-thien khotona a kuon ahidan kicheh tah’a mudoh thei ahiye.

KHafetz Khayim in aseina a tulai khang in hiche Tzara’at hi aumtapoi. Mi khenkhat in gel leh thilpha dan’a alah maithei uva ahi’n hinlah hichu phat tah sang’a asetna tamjo ahi atiye. Masang lai’a lhagao lang’a anasaan u toh kilhon chun apet-pet in lhagao lang’a anatna hou jendamna ding ahung kipe pai uvin, Lashon Hara asei uva ahileh tzara’at anavei jiuva ahi. Hinlah tulai’a vang achuti tapoi. Lhagao lang’a mihem ho aniem vaal tah leh, bohna asaan vaal ta jeh in tzara’at aum tapo’n ahi. Hijieng jong leh hiche sang’a khohse jo, lhagao lang’a tzara’at joh aumtai ati e. Tulai khang’a mikhat chun Lashon Hara asei leh atahsa chung’a tzara’at khel’a alhagao lang joh’a vei ji a ahita’n ahi. 

Ahileh tuchan’a iseihou chu ivet leh Khet Lashon Hara chu ichan a khamur a ham ti mudoh thei in aum e. Langkhat a Tzara’at toh kisai’a abul lang’a isei ma bang uchun, mihem bep hilou’a inn jieng jong tzara’at avei thei in ahi. Parasha masapa a chun mihem tzara’at vei to kisai chule sil-le-chen chung’a tzara’at toh kisai daan-le-moul ho akisun in ahi. Tuchung parasha a hin inn a Tzara’at ahung um tieng daan-le-moul ho akisun e. 

Hinlah kidang tah khat mai chu, tuchung Parasha ivet leh, hiche inn a tzara’at hung um toh kisai daan-le-moul ho Torah in asutna a “venatai nega tzara’at beveith eretz akhujatkhem” ti’n apan in ahi. Hiche ipi atileh “kidang tah” ti’a isei u ham itileh ajehchu “venatati nega tzara’at” – Nega Tzara’at chu kapeh ding – ti’a akisut jeh ahi. Khazal ho’n aseinauva “noten” thucheng ahung kiman tieng “matanah”-thilthonpeh, English a gift itiu kiseina ahi atiuve. Ahileh hilai’a hi ipi matanah ahina um a ham?

Rashi Hakadosh in hiche pasuk ahilchetna a Khazal ho pasan in hitin asei e. Am Israel te Egypt a kuon ahungdoh u ahet phat uvin Canaan mite’n sana-dangka le suongmantam anei hou chu kum 40 sung in a-inbang kikah uva chun anasel uvin ahi. Hitachu ipi ding’a abol uva ham itileh Israel chate’n Canaan gam ahin luo tieng uleh a sana-dangka ule a-suongmantam hou chu khat jieng cha jong amulouna diu ti ahi. Hinlah P-thien in ipi abol em itileh nega tzara’at chu inn ho’a ahin vei sah ta’n, chutachu Israel chateho’n inn hochu aphiet lhah tieng uleh bangkah’a um sana-dangka le suongmantam hochu amudoh thou-thou jiuvin ahi. 

Achomlam’a sei ding’a hiche sana-dangka le suongmantam kiselmang ho amuna thei ding uva chu P-thien in a-inn houva nega tzara’at  ahin veisah’a, chutoh kilhon a Torah in “venatati nega tzara’at” ti’a ahinsut ahi, hichu matana kiseina jong chu ahiye.   

Hijieng jong leh hilai mun’a Khazal ho thusei hi hetthiem ahahsai nalai in ahi. Ajehchu P-thien in Am Israel techu nei-le-gou, sana-le-dangka apehnuom a ahitah leh apehna thei lampi tamtah um a chula. Ipi ding’a nega tzara’at mangcha khel-khel a chu ahin peh a hintem?

Hiche kushiya hi Ba’al Arukh Hashulkhan (Halakha kisutna lekhabu lah’a aminche loi tah khat ahiye), Harav Yekhiel Epstein in adong in hilchetna hoitah khat hiti’n ape e.

Tehillim 119:71 ivet leh Leng David in hitin asei e,”Tov li Torat pikha me’alfei jahav vakhasef” – Nakam a kuon Torah thuhing chu sana-dangka asang-aja sang in kadei joi. 

Hiche pasuk toh kisai hin Ba’al Arukh Hashulkhan in hitin asei e: hiche pasuk hi leng David in itih a asem hintem? Leng ahung hinung’a asem ahi iti tei diuva ahi. Ajehchu “sana-dangka asang-aja neilou a chun iti sum-le-pai ninglhingset’a nei nop dan ahet thei ding ham, chuleh ahetlou leh iti Torah toh atekah thei ding ham. Leng David in Torah toh sana-dangka atekah thei leh tamtah anei tina hitei ding ahi” ti’a igel tei diuva ahiye. Hinlah ahipoi. Leng ahi masang, ahahsat-genthei lai’a laa hi anasem a ahitai. Hichu hoi’a kuon kimudoh thei em itileh chuche masang pasuk chu ivet leh hitin akisun e, “tov li ki’uneiti lema’an elmad khukeikha” – chaga-genthei kahi hi kei’a ding in ahoi e; chu’a kuon chun nathupehho kasim thei e.

Ahileh Leng ahima’a David Lengpa chun hiche laa hi anasem a ahitah leh “ Nakam a kuon Torah thuhing chu sana-dangka asang-aja sang in kadei joi “ ti’a asei hi ipi kiseina hintem? 

Gemara Masechet Khagigah 9b a Khazal ho’n hitin asei uve,”ya’a anyuta le’israel…”- vaichat le neilel kiti hi Israel te ding’a thilpha ahi. Hiche gemara a Khazal ho thusei pansan in Ravpa’n hitin asei e: Leiset a hin patepna len 2 aum e – khatchu haosatna a kuon patepna ahi’n, khat chu vaichatna a kuon patepna ahi. Hiche teni kah’a hi hoiche joh hahsa jo em itileh “haosatna a kuon patepna” pachu ahiye. Ajehchu haosatna a patepna pa’a mikhat chu adin joulou tieng achaina le Kofer – P-thien jieng jong aumpoi tichan gei in alhamang jita’n ahi. Masechet Khagiga a Khazal ho thusei jong hi chuche ma ahiye. Vaichatna le neilelna kiti chu thilpha ahi atiuva ahipoi. Hinlah haosatna a patepna pa sang in vaichatna a kuon patepna pa joh chu Am Israel te ding in ahoijoi ti ahiye. Ajehchu haosatna pa’a kuon chu P-thien ahaimil jiuvin, hinlah vaichatna pa chun Israel te asuthieng joi. Leng David in jong P-thien avahchoina chu adang ahipo’n haosatna le ninglhinna sang’a hahsat-gentheina, vaichatna le neilelna ho’a anapatep a, chu’a kuon Torah anasim a, P-thien anahetthei pa jaal chu ahiye. 

Ba’al Arukh Hashulkhan in aseina a hilai (tichu I Parasha uva pasuk pa) a Khazal ho’n aseinuom pen ujong chu adang ahipo’n hahsat-gentheina a kuon P-thien in Am Israel te apatep pachu ahi. A pasuk lhingkei ivet leh hitin akisun e: ki tavo’u le eretz Cana’an asher ani noten lakhem la’akhuja venatati nega tzara’at beveith eretz akhujatkhem. Canaan gam’a anacheng nam mite chu sumkolvei mi, mi-haosa ngensen anahiuve. P-thien in Am Israel techu Canaan gam’a ahin puilut a, agam chu aluo ding uva ahin peh tieng hiche Canaan mite nei-le-gou jouse jong chu amaho chan ding’a apehtha kigot a ahi. Hinlah agam aluo-luo uchun chuti chun bol hen lang, nei-le-gou hochu pe pai taleh, “haosatna a kuon patepna” itipau patepna a chu ding lei ding uva ahitai. Hinlah isei ma bang uva hitobang patepna chu thil hahsa tah mai, akoi jouse’n ajoulou a ahiye.  Chutoh kilhon chun P-thien in “natati nega tzara’at” ti’n asei e, tichu haosatna le ninglhinna ho khel chun hahsat-gentheina ho joh ahin pe masa ta’n ahi. Ahileh hiche hahsat-gentheina a kuon patepna ho’a chu mihem ahung din tieng, David Lengpa a kuon iseima bang uva P-thien thuhing Torah le Mitzvot hojong chu ahiding bang tah in asim in, suhbulhit ding ago jo’n ahi. Chuta Torah le Mitzvot ho ahin nei tieng haosatna pa akuon patepna jong chu hahsa lheh jieng jong le ajou thei ji ta’n ahi. Chutieng bep le chun P-thien in eipehna gam u jong chu “eretz akhujatkhem” – iluo ding u gam akiti thei bep in ahi.     

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