Parsha 27 of 54 · Sefer Vayikra
6 pieces on Parshas Tazria, one for each year it was written. Each opens as a PDF.
5781–82 · Year 1 · 2 pages
Parshas Tazria–Metzora
April 16-17, 2021 4-5 Iyaar 5781 The power of speech In this week’s parsha we learn about the birth of a child, and the mother’s post birth obligations in the form of sacrifices. We also learn of the commandment of circumcising a son on the 8th day. The…
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5782–83 · Year 2 · 2 pages
This week’s parsha is Tazria- which deals with impurities of the body, specifically beginning with a woman who gives birth, and the time it takes for her to be allowed to participate in the services of the Mishkan/Beis Hamikdash. Interestingly, the number of…
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5783–84 · Year 3 · 3 pages
Parshas Tazria–Metzora
This week’s Parsheos are Tazria and Metzora, the Parsheos that discuss human afflictions (versus animal ones of previous Parsheos) and the method of purification for men and women. As the first Rashi in Tazria explains, the chronology here matches creation;…
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5784–85 · Year 4 · 1 page
This week’s Parsha is Tazria discusses the laws of a woman who gives birth and the process after the birth until she becomes pure again. The remainder of the Parsha discusses the laws of a Metzora or a person afflicted with the Tzara’as skin condition. In the…
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5785–86 · Year 5 · 2 pages
Parshas Tazria–Metzora
This week’s Parsheos are Tazria Metzora, which talk about bodily purity, which follows the Parsha of Kashrus (in Parshas Shemini), as Rashi explains, so that if one doesn’t keep the laws of purity, Hashem can say that animals preceded you in creation. The…
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5786–87 · Year 6 · 2 pages
Parshas Tazria–Metzora
This week we read two joined parsheos, Tazria and Metzorah. Tazria begins with the laws of purity pertaining to a woman who gives birth to a male or female child, then proceeds to the laws governing a person, home, or clothing afflicted with skin disease,…
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