parsha bit: Tazria-Metzora

[cellio]

This week's parsha tells us that a man afflicted with tzara'at, or leprosy, must cry out "unclean, unclean". One obvious reason for this is to advise others to keep away from him, but the talmud notes the repetition of the word and offers a second reason: that he should make his distress known so that others will pray for his recovery. The point is not to embarrass him but to help him recover and rejoin the community. (Mo'ed Katan 5a)

Comments

[dr-zrfq.livejournal.com]

I tend to sing out "Oye" so that it lasts a good 10-15 seconds. No need to do that twice.

10-15 seconds doesn't get you squat at most of the events I've been to recently. (Most of which have been in the EK...) I'll hold out my "Oyez" for 15-20 seconds and follow it up with "Gooooood my looooords and ladieeeeeeeez..." holding it out until I can tell that the audience has actually STFU.

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

10-15 seconds doesn't get you squat at most of the events I've been to recently.

That is surprising.

Then again, I am also rather loud...

[dr-zrfq.livejournal.com]

Gyrth Oldcastle and a Marshall stack would still take half a minute to shut these crowds up. I was pretty amazed.