Tazria

֍ ֍ ֍ 27^th Torah Portion in Leviticus/Vayikra(ויקרא) called Tazria (תַזְרִיעַ‎) for 13 April ‘24

 Thazria, Thazri’a, Sazria, Ki Tazria‘ (תַזְרִיעַ‎—

Shabbat Shalom, y’all!

We’re in the book of Leviticus (/lɪˈvɪtɪkəs/) – Vayikra reading in Tazria.

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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.”

This parashah, Tazria, deals with ritual impurity.

In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven readings, or עליות‎, aliyot.^[3]

֍ ֍ ֍ First reading—Leviticus 12:1–13:5

In the first reading, God told Moses to tell the Israelites that when a woman at childbirth bore a boy, she was to be unclean 7 days and then remain in a state of blood purification for 33 days,

If she bore a girl, she was to be unclean 14 days and then remain in a state of blood purification for 66 days. Upon completing her period of purification, she was to bring a lamb for a burnt offering and a pigeon or a turtle dove for a sin offering, and the priest was to offer them as sacrifices to make expiation on her behalf.

If she could not afford a sheep, she was to take two turtle doves or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering.

God told Moses and Aaron that when a person had a swelling, rash, discoloration, scaly affection, inflammation, or burn, it was to be reported to the priest, who was to examine its colour and depth to determine whether the person was clean or unclean.

֍ ֍ ֍ Second reading—Leviticus 13:6–17

In the second reading, the priest was to examine the person again on the seventh day to determine whether the person was clean or unclean. The reading goes on to describe the features of skin disease.

֍ ֍ ֍ Third reading—Leviticus 13:18–23

The third reading further describes features of skin disease.

Fourth reading—Leviticus 13:24–28

The fourth reading further describes features of skin disease.

֍ ֍ ֍ Fifth reading—Leviticus 13:29–39

The fifth reading describes features of skin disease on the head or beard.

֍ ֍ ֍ Sixth reading—Leviticus 13:40–54

The sixth reading continued the discussion of skin disease on the head or beard. Unclean persons were to rend their clothes, leave their head bare, cover over their upper lips, call out, “Unclean! Unclean!” and dwell outside the camp.

When a streaky green or red eruptive affection occurred in wool, linen, or animal skin, it was to be shown to the priest, who was to examine it to determine whether it was clean or unclean. If unclean, it was to be burned.

֍ ֍ ֍ Seventh reading—Leviticus 13:55–59

In the seventh reading, if the affliction disappeared from the article upon washing, it was to be shut up seven days, washed again, and be clean. (<<— 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 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

27th Torah Portion, April 22, 202*, Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59, 2 Kings 4:42 – 5:27, Mark 1:40-45 or Luke 2:22–33

֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ Torah – Leviticus/Vayikra(ויקרא)

Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59 – audio – https://audio.esvonline.org/hw/03012001-03013059

֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ hafTarah –

2 Kings 4:42 – 5:27 – audio – https://audio.esvonline.org/hw/12004042-12005027

Ezekiel 45:16 – 46:18 – audio – https://audio.esvonline.org/hw/26045016-26046018

֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ Brit haDashah –

Mark 1:40-45 – audio – https://audio.esvonline.org/hw/41001040-41001045

Mark 9:14-50 – audio – https://audio.esvonline.org/hw/41009014-41009050

Luke 2:22-24 – audio – https://audio.esvonline.org/hw/42002022-42002024

Luke 7:18-23 – audio – https://audio.esvonline.org/hw/42007018-42007023

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֍ ֍ ֍ Parshat Tazria: Skin Care Tips from the Torah

Parshat Tazria: Skin Care Tips from the Torah

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Tazria is possibly the grossest parsha 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 own pimple cream. —

This is Episode 27 of the weekly Torah cartoon from BimBam.com. Each week, a different storyteller – some musical, some poetic, some just straight-up, tells the story of the current Torah portion…and then we animate it!

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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 there comparably, but the Septuagint seems to have more depth in 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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