Commentary on Parashat Tazria-Metzora, Leviticus 12:1 - 15:33
To read the full text in English and Hebrew, click here: Leviticus 14:1-15:33
In this Torah portion, God describes the purification ritual for people and homes afflicted with skin diseases; God also instructs Moses and Aaron regarding the laws of the emission of bodily fluids.
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 God describes the purification of people with skin diseases. |
Text Studies |
Social Action and Environmentalism |
| Recipe For Purity Hannah Graham Pressman, Hillel
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| Sensitivity to Speech Rabbi Jordan Cohen, KOLEL
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Leper As “Other” Lydia Bloom Medwin, AJWS |
| The Cursed House Rabbi Fred Reiner, Union for Reform Judaism
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Modern Untouchables Rabbi Justin David, socialaction.com
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From the Denominations |
Pluralism and Outreach
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| Is It Blasphemous to Heal People? Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish University
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Reappropriating the Taboo Elyse Goldstein, Women of Reform Judaism
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| The Subtleties of One Letter Rabbi Avraham Fischer, Orthodox Union
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Making Room for the Leper Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Big Tent Judaism
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| Reaching Out to the Isolated Dvora Weisberg, CLAL
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Family and Fun |
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| Metzora for Families Torah Topics for Today
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Avraham
Pronounced: AHVR-rah-ham, Origin: Hebrew, Abraham in the Torah, considered the first Jew.
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Pronunced: TORE-uh, Origin: Hebrew, the Five Books of Moses.
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