Metzorah (Leviticus 14:1-15:33)
This Week’s Torah Portion: Metzorah (Leviticus 14:1-15:33) (someone who suffers from leprosy).
How do we treat members of our community who suffer from diseases that disgust us? In the Torah, we sent them outside of our camp; however, we also attempted to cure them. There was an entire process in order to bring them back to our midst.
What do we do today? How do we treat the people who are marginalized by us? Do we try and reenter them to our midst? Should we learn from our ancestors?