Torah.org Perceptions By Rabbi Pinchas Winston, Parshas Tazria
Torah.org Perceptions By Rabbi Pinchas Winston, Parshas Tazria Perceptions By Rabbi Pinchas Winston To Dedicate an Article click here Parshas Tazria Eight And Beyond Friday Night THE TORAH TELLS us to wait seven days after the birth of a boy performing Bris Milah . Similarly, it also teaches us to wait seven days from the birth of a potential sacrifice before offering it up on its eighth day. The Kli Yakar asks ( Parashas Emor, Vayikra 22:27) why the Torah thinks we might have offered the animal earlier than its eighth day, since it would still be quite young and vulnerable. He answers, because even such a young animal already looks like an adult animal from birth, just much smaller. Then he asks, why the eighth day? Is it just the first day after the seventh day, or is it specific? The Kli Yakar explains that the number eight always represents a more spiritual, supern