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It says, “For Hashem admonishes the one He loves.” Therefore, a person
should accept the affliction of tzara’at and all other troubles with love.
He should realize that suffering comes upon a person in order to arouse
him to do teshuvah. Because of Hashem’s love of him, He presents him
with the opportunity to awaken and draw close to Him.

“The Kohen shall command; and for the person
being purified there shall be taken two live, pure
birds, cedar wood, crimson thread, and hyssop”

(Vayikra 14:4)

Parashat Metzora is generally read close to Shabbat Hagadol. What is the
connection is between parashat Metzora and Shabbat Hagadol? Why is
precisely the Shabbat prior to Pesach termed “Shabbat Hagadol”?

Shabbat Hagadol is called by this name because of the great miracle that
occurred on this day. Although Bnei Yisrael tied the idol of the Egyptians
to the foot of their beds, intending to slaughter it, the Egyptians could not
harm them. This Shabbat and the miracles that occurred on it were a
turning point. They led Bnei Yisrael to seek Hashem’s closeness.

Shabbat Hagadol precedes Pesach, since it serves as a spiritual
springboard for the chag, whose essence is leaping forward and advancing
in Avodat Hashem. The Ben Ish Chai says that the Torah learned on
Shabbat is of supreme quality. However, the quality of the study of Torah
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