Tzaraat a blessing or a betrayal
The skin disease called Tzaraat is a double edged sword. On the one hand you have a built-in early warning system that you are suffering from a terrible spiritual malady. (Although it may have resembled leprosy, Tzaraat is not leprosy). It signals that you are engaging in slander and gossip and affords you a chance to mend your ways. On the other hand, your own skin has, in a sense, betrayed you. The telltale signs of Tzoraat can appear on your home, your clothes, and on your body. You can’t keep it a secret.