Shabbat Shalom!
This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Tazria, opens with a surprising question: Why does a woman who gives birth need to bring a sin offering? What “sin” could possibly be connected to the most miraculous and joyful moment of life?
Our sages offer profound insights into the emotional and spiritual challenges of childbirth, revealing how moments of physical pain and vulnerability can cloud our connection to the divine—and how we can return to that sacred bond.
We’ll also explore a powerful story from modern history that reshaped how we understand the biblical concept of labor, pain, and purpose—connecting Queen Victoria, a Jewish scholar, and the spiritual transformation of childbirth.
Join us as we uncover the deeper meaning of life, creation, and how even our most human experiences can become holy.
Watch now and discover the spiritual wisdom of Parshat Tazria!
Have to say in all my years of close relationships with Jews attending Shabat etc I have never heard of the connection of sin and birth offerings.
Far from it…….a learned Rabbi from the Great Synagogue of Sydney wrote a book on Jewish life, creed, birth and sin on whatever level was never meantioned, in fact if a child is born in the image of God putting the two together would blasphemous.