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The actions taken by the High Priest in response to an outbreak of <\/span>tzara\u2019at<\/span><\/em>\u2014detailed in chapter 14 of Leviticus\u2014cry out with the pathos of their own limitations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The priest\u00a0<\/span>can do many things in the face of the contagion: <\/span>listen<\/em> to the victim; <\/span>examine<\/em> the signs of infection;<\/span> judge<\/em> whether it has run its course; <\/span>pronounce<\/em> the afflicted one pure or impure; impose or lift <\/span>quarantine<\/em>; <\/span>perform the required rituals<\/em> of cleansing; and <\/span>order the destruction<\/em> of homes that cannot be freed of impurity. There is one thing the priest cannot do, however: provide a cure for the disease that claims his attention. That makes what he <\/span>can<\/em> <\/span>and<\/span> does<\/span><\/em> offer, all the more valuable. The priest places the suffering Israelite in a divinely-commanded order of life-giving meaning and community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Any sickness, in any time or place, imposes a degree of isolation. Considerable effort may be required to relieve that isolation, itself a source of pain\u2014all the more so if the disease afflicting the patient is contagious and without a known cure. The sufferer needs comfort while the disease lasts, and ease of entry back into society when it passes. The community needs reminding that those who suffer are not closer to or farther from God than those who are spared. The comforters of today will be the patients of tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Torah knows that entire community has a role in healing. It understands the power of words to inflict pain and to relieve it. 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