There are sections of the Torah/Bible that appear not relevant to today’s times when we read them alone but when advised by clergy their relevance shines through. The clergy have this unique perspective because they truly study the material deeper then we do and continue their studies. For example when reading about a Metzora, a person who becomes unclean with appearance on their body and/or possessions the layman might conclude this is some type of infection that today we could treat with antivirus drug but they miss the entire point. The Metzora is infected because of speaking ill about another person that leads to gossip. Just like the effects gossip can have on a community we shouldn’t allow it to continue to spread. We should isolate these contentious words as we would isolate a person who suffered the conditions of Metzora. Without the discussion with a clergy member we might miss this whole point and as such miss the most relevant part of this reading.