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The story is told that when Reb Aryeh Leib completed his masterpiece, Ketzos
HaChoshen, at the young age of 40, he sought a haskamah (endorsement) from a
prominent elder Gaon, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Boshka. Rabbi Boshka was initially skeptical
that a young scholar could offer truly new, deep insights beyond what the great
Rabbi Yehonoson Eibushitz had written in his Urim V'Tumim. He asked to keep the
manuscript overnight. After examining the manuscript, Rabbi Boshka was so stunned
by the sheer depth and brilliance of the work that he immediately reversed his
skepticism. He recognized that Reb Aryeh Leib's work was of a different, superior level
of analysis. He immediately realized he was looking at the work of a future leader of
the generation and gave it a glowing endorsement. The next day, during a procession
for a new Sefer Torah, Rabbi Aryeh Leib came near the scroll, hoping to carry it. Rabbi
Boshka saw him and remarked that it is not appropriate for a Torah scholar of his
stature to get too involved in the physical, noisy crowd during such an event,
implying that he should stay focused only on pure, quiet study.
A significant, defining aspect of his legacy is the pairing of his book, Ketzos
HaChoshen, with the Nesivos HaMishpat written by Rabbi Yaakov Lorberbaum of
Lissa. The two authors were colleagues and later even shared a connection to the
town of Stryi. The Nesivos often sharply disagreed with the Ketzos. The Ketzos
responded to this criticism in a work named Meshoveiv Nesivos (literally, "the one
that turns back the paths"). This scholarly debate is considered a staple of studying
Torah law, where one analyzes both sides to reach the final ruling.
From 1788 until his death, he served as the Rav of Stryi (Stry). He passed away on the
19th of Teves in 1812 or 1813.
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Zmanim for Tazria-Metzora 5786
According to the Vilna Gaon
According to the Magen Avraham
Rosh Chodesh Iyar
Krias Shma - Sat.
Tefilah - Sat.
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QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT & STUDY
1. How does the name of the affliction of tzora’as indicate that a person's inner evil is
being shown to the world? (See Kli Yakar 13:1)
2. How is the Kohen who inspects the tzora’as affliction like an angel on Friday night?
(See Or HaChaim 13:3)
3. Why is the "Ö" in the word "Û·̧לÖïְ Øְִ Ù" (“and he shall shave") written larger than the rest of
the letters? (See Ba’al HaTurim 13:33)
4. Why is sending one of the birds away part of the metzora purification process?
(See Chizkuni 14:8)
5. What if a person who can afford a regular lamb and ewe for his metzora offering
sets the money aside but then becomes unable to afford these animals? Can he
switch to the poorer person's bird offerings? (See Or HaChaim 14:21)
6. Which words allude to the fact that one may not have any interposition between the
water and one’s body when purifying oneself in the Mikvah? (See Ba’al HaTurim 15:16)
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