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Beni Krohn - A message from Rabbi Krohn - Tazria-Metzora 5780

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Author: Beni Krohn
Categories: Religion Lifestyle Education
Tags: religion, lifestyle, education
Views: 2 · Last viewed: 2026-10-16 00:55 UTC

Short Summary

Main recommendation: Deliver rebuke and correction only within a context of genuine love, as the kohen does in the Tazria-Metzora discussion of tzara'at. The speaker explains that tzara'at is a supernatural wake-up call from Hashem, citing an idea heard in the name of Rabbi Krohn, and that only the kohen, the representative of Hashem's love, can declare a person tamei or tahor. The speaker cites Rabbi Edelstein's answer to a question about children staying home from school, applying the same principle to parenting: children should not be forced, and correction should come only with kindness and love.

Key Points

  • Tzara'at is described as a supernatural message from Hashem to an individual, not a medically known condition such as leprosy, and it signals that the person needs to change something in their life.
  • Only the kohen can make the final declaration of tamei or tahor; a layperson can recognize a lesion, but the official ruling belongs to the kohen even if he is not the greatest scholar.
  • The kohen is chosen because Aharon was the paradigm of loving peace and bringing people closer to Torah, and the kohen's blessing is framed as delivered in love.
  • Rabbi Edelstein, responding to a question about children staying home from school, advises that children should not be forced; instead, parents should model prayer, learning, and enjoyment, and show love.
  • The same principle is extended to marriage: appreciation, understanding a spouse's experience, and love make it possible to handle challenges together.

Details Worth Noting

  • Concrete instructions: Rabbi Edelstein's guidance for parents is to model the desired behavior (davening, learning, enjoying these practices) and show children love, rather than forcing them, making them feel guilty, or relying on pressure. For spouses, the speaker advises that conversations be framed around words of appreciation, understanding the other's experience, and love.
  • The transcript explains the Mishnah in Negaim (chapter 3) on the process: a person may recognize a lesion, but must bring it to a kohen who knows the laws of tzara'at, and the kohen makes the declaration.
  • Rabbi Krohn, who formerly lived in the United States and now lives in Israel, is named as the general editor of the ArtScroll Talmud; the idea about tzara'at and the kohen is attributed to him as heard in his name by the speaker.
  • Pirkei Avot's teaching about Aharon is quoted: "Be among the students of Aharon, loving peace and pursuing peace, loving people and bringing them closer to the Torah."
  • The priestly blessing opening is quoted: the kohen blesses the people "with love," and the speaker links this to Hashem's love for His people.

Bottom Line

Correction is most effective when it is delivered by someone who clearly loves the person, whether in religious messages, parenting, or marriage.