Have you ever been curious how relatable the Torah really is? A group of staff from the Kutz365 Alumni Network decided to spend an entire year rapping the weekly Torah portion, or parasha, from the Torah. Shabbat Sha'Raps started at camp in the summer of 2016, and then grew through Zoom over the course of an entire year. Filmed from Zoom boxes around the globe, this creative interpretation of Torah is a fun and easy way to understand the weekly Torah portion. Join Evan, Matt, Melissa, and lots of special guests on this joyful journey of discovering Torah!
Read as a double parasha* with the next, this parasha holds the rituals of purification after childbirth, as well as those for skin diseases.
The next parasha, M’tzora, goes into more ways to heal, as well as how people can contract diseases. The rap has some rough info., but listen in!
*Sometimes two Torah portions are read together on one Shabbat, making it a double parasha.
Transcript
Saturday morning and the peeps are here
It’s time for Shabbat – let me get a cheer
We’ll talk about Moses, rituals, and holiness too
Ayyoo Matt, you know what to do
Throwback to last week, Parashat Sh’mini
Nadab and Abihu can no longer be me
We get the rules of kashrut, gotta eat the right food
There’s lots of options, even if it’s barbequed
Gotta keep moving in the Torah show
Tazria-M’tzora, let’s get ready to go
Yeah, that’s right we’re talking leprosy
But also illnesses, cures, and purity
First up this week, it’s all about birth
And the guidelines for women bringing children to this fine earth
It says they’re impure, but it’s really about rest
Gotta make an offering cause they’re #blessed
We learn about diseases of all kinds
How to make people better and know the signs
Leprosy sucks and that’s a fact
But at the least the Torah gives us ways to act
Last but not least we learn some more
About the ways men and women can be impure
We’ll let you look up the specifics on blood and stuff
Like we said throughout, this portion’s pretty rough
Thanks for listening to our 49th rap
Stay tuned for more, we’re putting ourselves on the map
This has been your, Shabbat Sha-Rap!!