"We Will Renew It": Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Tazria, 5782

Two Shabbatot before Passover is known as "the Shabbat of the month," when we once again read the commitment made to the people of Israel. Once a people with no ownership of their own time, the Israelites, now free, finally have a say over how their time is used - they are renewed. While every Shabbat involves the holiness of renewal, the special Shabbat of a new month also ushers in a renewal of the moon. As we enter a month that reminds us of a liberation we thought was impossible, we must also address what areas of our lives are in need of renewal as we push to build the world we'd like to see.