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b"Rabbi Binny Freedman is a highly engaging and inspirational educator who has a gift for synthesizing difficult, sophisticated material in a way that inspires both the novice and the scholar. His proficiency in applying classic Jewish concepts to contemporary life in a personal and meaningful way has made him a sought after speaker throughout North America and around the world.In this Shiur,given two years ago ,in front of an engaged Yeshiva audience, Rav Binny moves beyond the typical exhortations against gossip and rumor mongering,and leads us through the incidents in Tanach where Tzaaras was meted out as a punishment.Setting up Moshe's hand being afflicted at the sneh as the paradigm,he explains Miriam, Geichazi and the Four Meztoarim in the time of Chizkiyahu,discovering a common thread that he weaves into a powerful message for the young people he was addressing then which should reverberate in all of us in the present to recognize how behavior determines our true place in the world.Using yesodos from the Ramban and Rav Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin,and Rav Avigdor Nevenzahl,he not only explains why the Metzora is not sent to learn from the Leviim to live a more elevated life,he gives us fodder for self reflection extremely timely in this Corona period.Along the way,Rav Binny takes us back to the tense atmosphere that suffused Eretz Yisroel at the start of the Second Intifada, and references sports bars, Silvester celebrations,and even a favorable memory of Peter Weir's modern cinematic fable,Witness.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090329/We thank the Orayta Yeshivah for the use of this material-Check out more Shiurim and information on their websitehttps://www.orayta.org/Please leave us a review or comment at ravkiv@gmail.comfor more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate"