The sages were eloquent on the subject of lashon hara, evil speech, the sin they took to be the cause of tsaraat, the subject of this weeks parsha. Choose a torah portion below to read the text and listen to the audio. Tazriametzora after the discussion at the end of last weeks portion regarding. Free torah shiurim downloads this site was created to harness the power of the internet to be marbitz torah. Dvar torah parshat tazriametzora 5772 2012 on april 16, 2012 by aaron in 3 vayikra, metzora, tazria leave a comment the torah tells us that a house can have a, an affliction, and the.
The jewish bible, audio version, is a recorded version of the jps tanakh, the most widely read english translation of the hebrew, or jewish, bible. Haftorah haftarah reading parashat metzora rabbi weisblum. From here we can understand a section of this weeks parsha, leviticus. Parashat hashavua metzora 2017 5777 you better watch what you say. Each chapter of this lifetransforming book covers a single torah portion, and provides a wealth resources, including. Aleph betas videos and printable guides bring each parsha of the week alive. The portions below are listed in the context of the five books of the torah. Summary god describes the purification ritual for people and homes afflicted with leprosy. Torah reading for week of april 19 april 25, 2009 ive got you under my skin by rabbi diane elliot, 06 aquarian minyan, berkeley, ca. Priestly rituals to cure tzaraat a skin condition when it afflicts humans are described. This process extends for a week and involves korbanot and immersions in. While it can be tempting to start learning your haftorah by trying to memorize the. When a woman at childbirth bears a male, she shall be impure seven days. Vayikra tzav shemini tazria metzora tazriametzora acharei mot kedoshim.
Rabbi perry netter of temple beth tzedek of amherst ny on the weekly parsha of metzora. Parshat metzora 5763 download as pdf this weeks section which deals in great detail with an obscure skindisease called tzoraas seems to provide one of the best proofs that the torah is outdated. It is a custom among religious jewish communities for a weekly torah portion, popularly referred to as a parashah, to be read during jewish prayer services on saturdays, mondays and thursdays. He is founder and director of s advanced learning site. Shai helds weekly reflections on the torah are, with amazing consistency, insightful, illuminating, fresh, ethically powerful and inspiring, humane, and psychologically rich. Four lepers are caught outside of the fence of the city. The following column is an excerpt from rabbi natafs upcoming book on the parsha.
Go up since for each aliya, one person goes up to make a bracha blessing on the torah reading. Haftorah reading for parshat metzora by rabbi moshe weisblum, phd from the book of kings 2 chapter 7. God also instructs moses and aaron regarding the laws of the emission of bodily fluids. Metzora, metzorah, mtzora, mezora, metsora, mtsora, metsoro, me. Haftarah parshat tazriametzorah fuchsberg jerusalem.
The torahs commands us about circumcision by describing it as being in the flesh of the foreskin. With our comprehensive library of digitized shiurim you will find your favorite speakers, discover. Metzora, metzorah, mtzora, mezora, metsora, or mtsora hebrew for one being diseased, the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah is the 28th weekly torah portion. Mar 09, 2014 no comments listen to audio lecture here healing our allinclusive disease the only disease discussed in the torah that includes laws. What does yom kippur have to do with megillat esther. An overview of the weekly parsha, through the eyes of the many commentators, enriching your understanding of how our great history unfolded. To read the full text in english and hebrew, click here. Moses counts 603,550 men of draftable age 20 to 60 years. Rabbi frand on parshas tazriametzorah 5775 something like an affliction has appeared on my house 5774 a blind kohen can 5773 who is the man who wants to preserve life.
Leviticus by jewish publication society of america. It is the role of the priest to periodically check on the afflicted person to determine when he or she can return to the community, so. Tazriametzora parshah lesson family parshah parshah. Parshat metzora commentary yeshiva ohr tmimim home. This weeks torah portion parsha brought to life aleph beta. On haftorah audio we have chosen a fairly common system of trop that is standard in many communities. A year through the torah a weely journey for christians, by john j. This weeks parashah presents a number of conditions. The word metzora is short for three words in hebrew meaning saying bad things about someone else motzi shem ra.
Judaism one stop for everything jewish on mp3, torah audio, jewish holidays, israel, holocaust studies, jewish spirituality, weekly torah portion, aish hatorah. Torah reading for week of april 39, 2011 dont underestimate metzora by judy aronson, ajrca professor of jewish education. The metzora must dwell alone outside the camp until completely healed. The last two lines of this weeks haftarah refer back to an episode found in the two verses which. Each week, synagogues across the world read a section from the torah the five books of moses. In hebrew, this passage is called parashat hashavua, which. Parashah metzora continues from last weeks description of certain skin afflictions, collectively called tzaraat, that cause uncleanness in the afflicted person. Hebrew for one being diseased, the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah is the 28th weekly torah portion. Speech use it, dont abuse it if a tzaraat affliction will be in a person.
Haftarah parshat metzora 5774 fuchsberg jerusalem center. The metzora may go through several purification periods, each time finding a new mark of tzaraat just before he is able to bring his offerings keritot 9b. The shabbos torah reading is divided into 7 sections. Rabbi mordechai torczyner yutorah mitzion toronto kollel rabbi baruch weintraub ezer diena rabbi alex hecht date. The torah describes the procedure for a metzora a person afflicted with tzaraat upon conclusion of his isolation. Listen online or download mp3 shiurim on the weekly parsha. Take this quiz to see how well you know the parshah of metzora. Commentary on parashat tazriametzora, leviticus 12. In hebrew, this passage is called parashat hashavua, which means.