Tazria, Thazria, Thazri'a, Sazria, or Ki Tazria ' (תַזְרִיעַ ‎—Hebrew for "she conceives", the 13th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah, where the root word זֶרַע ‎ means "seed") is the 27th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה ‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of …

The name of the Parshah, “Tazria,” means “conceives” and it is found in Leviticus 12:2. The Parshah of Tazria continues the discussion of the laws of tumah v’taharah, ritual impurity and purity.

The name of the Parshah, “Tazria,” means “conceives” and it is found in Leviticus 12:2. The Parshah of Tazria continues the discussion of the laws of tumah v’ taharah, ritual impurity and purity.

Tazria (“She Bears Seed”) opens by describing the purification process for a woman after childbirth. It then describes different forms of tzaraat, a discoloration condition on skin or clothing, and the requirement of an infected person to dwell alone outside the camp and be …

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.

Parashah Tazria begins with the discussion of the laws of ritual impurity and purity as it pertains to childbirth. A new mother is treated as a niddah (a menstruent woman) and is considered "impure" (tamei) regarding the sanctuary for 40 days (if a boy) or 80 days (if a girl).

Apr 13, 2024 · Parashat Tazria: Summary God instructs Moses about the purification rituals for mothers following childbirth; God then describes to Moses and Aaron the procedures for identifying and responding to those infected with leprosy.

Tazria (“She Bears Seed”) opens by describing the purification process for a woman after childbirth. It then describes different forms of *tzara’at*, a discoloration condition on skin or clothing, and the requirement of an infected person to dwell alone outside the camp and be inspected by a priest.

1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to the Israelite people thus: When a woman at childbirth bears a male, she shall be unclean seven days; she shall be unclean as at the time of her menstrual infirmity. — 3 On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. — 4 She shall remain in a state of blood purification for thirty-t...

Tazria, Thazria, Thazri'a, Sazria, or Ki Tazria' (תַזְרִיעַ‎—Hebrew for "she conceives", the 13th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah, where the root word זֶרַע‎ means "seed") is the 27th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the Book of Leviticus.