tazriah
Weekly Torah Portion: Purity and Impurity, Life and Death
This week's portion continues the discussion of ritual purity. In last week's portion, the instructions regarding purity revolved around various animals that are considered pure or impure. Those...
Weekly Torah Portion: A Spiritual Affliction
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The Portion of Tazriah
The portion opens with the ritual laws of a woman who gives birth, but the bulk of the content discusses the identification and quarantine of the metzorah, or leper. Unlike the medical affliction,...