The Consequences for Tsismis

"Tzara'as was the punishment for the sin of [Tsismis]."

"This shall be the law of the metzora" [Metzora 14:2].

Why, asked R' Shmuel of Sochotchov, does the verse state: "This shall be the law of the metzora" and not "This is the law of the metzora"? 

The tzara'as affliction, answered the Rebbe, is brought about by the sin of haughtiness. Once he is afflicted, however, and individuals begin to distance themselves from him, he feels contrite and humbled. 

But this feeling of humility must accompany him for the rest of his life. Even after he is healed, let him not return to his previous state of arrogance; rather, he must ingrain the lesson he has learned as a metzora and remain humble until his very last day. — Lessons to be learned

B'nay Miryam Guilt

‎"Michael, that is a beauty mark; you have it over your lip because you are talkative/madaldal |" ~ Lola {Bubbe}

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The Spirituality of Silence

‎"I haven't had an Orthodox career. And I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. And I can't deny the fact: You like me, right now, you like me!"
~ Sally Field
"Giving charity rectifies speech."
~ Rebbe Nachman, Aphorisms on Jewish Living
"The struggle is against too many words!"
~ Samuel Menashe, The Concise Poet
"The less spoken, the better."
~ Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
"Maximum information, minimum number of syllables."
~ Allen Ginsberg
"Words have souls."
~ From The Vocation of the Cantor by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Outside a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it is too dark to read."
~ Groucho Marx
"You cannot afford to disrespect me because the blade is the answer to disrespect."
~ Guro Leo Gaje
"It is not the words that count; it is the deeds that count." {Far East Proverb}