27/28 Tazria-Metzora: Day 5 (Thursday) | Sliding Scale

29 Nisan 5786 AM | 1 AVE.

Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by Your Spirit and invited the nations to share in the richness of Your Word. We thank You for the people and state of Israel, including the Messiah, our First Fruits, through whom the harvest of life has begun.

Today is the twelfth day of the Omer according to the minority Sadducean count, which is 1 week and 5 days.

May the Spirit of Truth prepare my heart for the revelation of the 50th day.

6:29 AM EDT in Albany. 

Jonathan writes:

The reading for this morning is Leviticus 14:21-14:32.

This is the link to the Daily Chumash with Rashi at Chabad.

The Daily Wisdom from the Lubavitcher Rebbe is titled "Achieving Spiritual Balance." 

Gemini's Fair/Unfair Question: The Torah reading today emphasizes that the metzora of limited means brings one lamb and two birds, rather than three lambs. God "scales" the requirement so the person can afford their own return to the camp. How does the idea of "scaling" the sacrifice to the person's ability influence your view on Israel's "all-or-nothing" demand for Hezbollah's dismantlement?

Today's video: Did Trump trigger direct talks for Israel's and Lebanon's leaders?