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Kabbalat Shabbat & Rosh Hodesh Sivan
Torah Weekly Portion
Tazria-Metzorah – Bearing Seed / A Leper
Leviticus 12:1-15:33
SummaryGod 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)
Priestly rituals to cure tzara-at when it afflicts humans are described. (14:1-32)
Rituals to rid dwelling places of tzara-at are presented. (14:33-57)
The parashah denotes male impurities resulting from a penile discharge or seminal emission. (15:1-18)
The parashah concludes with accounts of female impurities caused by a discharge of blood. (15:19-33)
Commentary: https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/tazria-mtzora
Haftarah: 2 Kings 7:3-20 or 3 Kings 5:1-19