Monday, April 4, 2016

Shabbat HaChodesh: Tazria-Reconstructionist

Leviticus 12:1−13:59

Rabbi Steven Pik-Nathan for Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

Tzara'at and Impurity


This week's parashah, Tazria, is the first of two parshiot dealing with issues of skin afflictions, purity and holiness. Tazria (which in non-leap years is paired with the next parashah, Metzora) describes how Aaron and his sons, the cohanim/priests, are assigned the duty of examining people with tzara'at/skin afflictions to determine the extent of the affliction and when they are healed so that they can return to the camp, as they must remain outside the camp while afflicted.
 
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