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When Is Tazria Read?
/ 3 Nisan 5787
Summary
- God describes the rituals of purification for a woman after childbirth. (12:1-8)
- God sets forth the methods for diagnosing and treating a variety of skin diseases, including tzara-at (a leprous affection), as well as those for purifying clothing. (13:1-59)
More Tazria Commentaries
- When a Hallway is Sacred: Priests and Purity
- Power to the People: Relying on a Collective Authority
- On Illness and Separation from the Community
- The Skin (Deep) Disease
- Healing is More Than Skin Deep
- Reading an Ancient Practice
- Living "Outside the Camp" - Fear and Isolation
- Better Than God?
- The Plagues of Our Time
- A Disease that Walls Get? Decoding Tzaraat and Facing Our Fears
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Listen to Podcasts About Tazria
Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Tazria in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
Using Our Words to Heal, Not Hurt
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Ten Minutes of Torah: Tazria Commentary
Strong Voices
By: Rabbi Daniel Mikelberg
Over the past weeks and months, we've witnessed a horrific rise of antisemitism that leaves us feeling vulnerable and afraid. We're hyper focused on the use of words, often weapons of hate. Parashat Tazria reminds us to be deliberate with our words and ensure they are used with care.
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