Derasha 146 on Vayikra 13:18

TT #146 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 18

The Complete Passuk

וּבָשָׂ֕ר כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה בֽוֹ־בְעֹר֖וֹ שְׁחִ֑ין וְנִרְפָּֽא׃

English: When the flesh has a boil on its skin and it heals.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:18

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sotah 5a for the teaching that prayer is heard when a person approaches with a humble heart.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sotah 5a
אָמַר חִזְקִיָּה: אֵין תְּפִלָּתוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם נִשְׁמַעַת אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן מֵשִׂים לִבּוֹ כְּבָשָׂר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״יָבֹא כָל בָּשָׂר לְהִשְׁתַּחֲווֹת וְגוֹ׳״.

English: Ḥizkiyya teaches that prayer is heard when a person makes his heart humble and yielding.

Type of Learning

Ethical teaching

What Is Learned

Prayer is heard when a person approaches with humility.