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27th & 28th Double Torah Portionin Leviticus/Vayikra(ויקרא) called Tazria-Metzora (תַזְרִיעַ — מְצֹרָע) for 3 May ‘25
Tazria, Thazria, Thazri’a, Sazria, Ki Tazria‘ (תַזְרִיעַ—
Metzorah, M’tzora, Mezora, Metsora, M’tsora, Metsoro, Meṣora, or Maṣoro (מְצֹרָע —
Shabbat Shalom, y’all!
We’re in the book of Leviticus (/lɪˈvɪtɪkəs/) – Vayikra reading in Tazria.
+++++ There was ++++ evening and morning
test everything, hold tight to what is good – 1 Thessalonians 5:21
֍ ֍ ֍ What is this Torah portion about?
This week we continue reading in the Book of Leviticus (/lɪˈvɪtɪkəs/) –
Vayikra (Hebrew: וַיִּקְרָא),
from the first word of the book, Vayikra, “He [Yehovah] called.”
The Parashah, Tazria, deals with ritual impurity &
The Parashah, Metzora, deals with ritual impurity.
It addresses cleansing from skin disease (צָּרַעַת, tzara’at),
houses with an eruptive plague, male genital discharges,
and menstruation. (← edited from Wikipedia)
֍ ֍ ֍ Where are we in our studies?
The Book of Leviticus (/lɪˈvɪtɪkəs/)
The English name Leviticus comes from the Latin Leviticus,
which is in turn from the Greek Λευιτικόν, Leuitikon, referring to the priestly tribe of the Israelites, “Levi.”
The Greek expression is, in turn, a variant of the rabbinic Hebrew torat kohanim,[2] “law of priests.”
In Hebrew, the book is called Vayikra (Hebrew: וַיִּקְרָא), from the first word of the book, Vayikra, “He [Yehovah] called.”
֍ ֍ ֍ What is our study called?
Study’s Name
Tazria, Thazria, Thazri’a, Sazria, or Ki Tazria’ (תַזְרִיעַ — Hebrew for “she conceives”) Tazria
27–28 Tazria–Metzora 3 May ‘25 5 Iyyar Leviticus 12:1–15:33 2 Kings 7:3-20 Mark. 1:35–45
֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ Torah
֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ hafTarah –
֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ Brit haDashah –
֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ Additional Info from Nehemiaswall.com
Torah Pearls #27 – Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59)
In this episode of The Original Torah Pearls, Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59),
We talk about the meaning of tazria, do women “produce seed”, why is there a
difference in the time of uncleanness concerning the birth of a boy versus a girl,
And is it a sin to be unclean. Also in this program, regarding leprosy, the stories
of Miriam and Naaman.
Torah Pearls #28 – Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33)
In this episode of The Original Torah Pearls, Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33),
we wrap up the subject of leprosy and summarize the laws regarding bodily discharges.
While we did attempt to abide by our G rating, a more detailed explanation of the topic of
Niddah from Leviticus 15 with Nehemia can be found here.
֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ Additional
֍ ֍ ֍ Parashah Tazria: Skin Care Tips from the Torah
By
Tazria is possibly the grossest pasha in the entire Torah, full of scaly skin, sprouting sores, and breakouts of Biblical proportions. Join the contagiously comic chronicler of crustiness, Jennifer Traig, for a tour of Biblical skin disease. Bring your pimple cream. —
This is Episode 27 of the weekly Torah cartoon from BimBam.com. Each week, a different storyteller – some musical, some poetic, some straight-up- tells the story of the current Torah portion…and then we animate it!
֍ ֍ ֍ Further info concerning how to study & apply Torah:
Do Not Stop at the Books (Don’t only study! Live what you study!).
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NOTE: For Older Testament passages, I’ve become rather interested in reading them in the Septuagint.
I know some passages are different, but the Septuagint seems to have more understanding than the Bibles translated using the Masoretic text created in about 600-1000 A.D.
This is compared to the origins of the Septuagint.
The Septuagint is the very first translation of the Hebrew Bible from Hebrew to another language, Greek. It’s believed that it was probably translated as early as the third century BC.
The Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek is traditionally dated to the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt (285-246 BC).
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