This week's parasha concerns itself with Tzaraat- the blemishes a person would find on their skin, clothes or home when they had spiritually 'gone off the derech'. This would occur during Am Yisrael's desert encampment and the affected person would have to follow a certain process in order to become pure and return to the camp. When I was searching for something to share in this week's Dvar Torah, this was definitely NOT a topic I wanted to discuss. Loshen Hara; gossip is oft

I do not have high hopes for the number of people that will read the Dvar Torah this week. Today is the true test of the Jewish people, Jewish homes are in a pre-Pesach frenzy. The cleaning has taken over our every psyche, the nagging itch that has been on our minds since the end of Purim has now become a full-blown headache of trying to remove every morsel of bread from our homes before Pesach. And we are stocking up food as if Pesach lasted a month rather than a week. As th