Parshas Tazria: The Nature of Man and His Purpose in the World

Published: April 9, 2024, 1:31 a.m.

Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn on \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05ea\u05d6\u05e8\u05d9\u05e2.

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Discussed:

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  • Understanding the Medrash \u05d0\u05d7\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d5\u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05e6\u05e8\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 (man was created first and last). Different approaches to understanding how mankind contributes to the world.
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  • In what sense are environmentalists correct in their view that humans corrupt and destroy the world?
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  • An insight based on Onkelos in Bereishis, that Man was created in a combination of spiritual and physical elements which finds its primary manifestation through speech. This unique characteristic differentiates Man both from animals and from angels.
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