Tazria, Thazria, Thazri’a, Sazria, or Ki Tazria’ (תַזְרִיעַ — Hebrew for “she conceives,” the 13th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 27th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 12:1–13:59. Jews in the Diaspora read it the 27th or 28th Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in April.
Weekly Sidra: Tazria (she conceived) Shabbat: Shabbat HaChodesh Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 12:1-13:59 Special Maftir: Shemot / Exodus 12:1-20 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 45:18- 46:15 Tazria, Thazria, Thazri’a, Sazria, or Ki Tazria’ (תַזְרִיעַ — Hebrew for “she conceives,” the 13th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 27th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 12:1–13:59. Jews in the Diaspora read it the 27th or 28th Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in April. The name is derived from the words of Leviticus 12:2, where HaShem says to Moses, “When a woman [conceives] and bears a male child …” Leviticus 12 discusses the laws of purification after childbirth. Leviticus 13 introduces the laws for diagnosing and quarantining lepers. Except in biblical calendar leap years, Tazria is read together with the subsequent Torah portion, Metzorah, on the [...]
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Weekly Sidra: Tazria (she conceived) Shabbat: Shabbat HaChodesh Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 12:1-13:59 Special Maftir: Shemot / Exodus 12:1-20 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 45:18- 46:15 “Thus said the Lord God: On the first day of the first month, you shall take a bull of the herd without blemish, and you ...
Weekly Sidra: Tazria-Metzora (Conceived-Leper) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 12:1-15:33 Haftorah: Melachim Bet / II Kings 7:3-7:20 Parashat Tazria – Metzora. The Parshahs of Tazria and Metzora continue the discussion of the laws of Tumah v’Taharah, ritual impurity and purity. A woman giving birth should undergo a pro ...
This week”s reading is a double portion since it is a nonleap year. We are reading Tazira and Metzora – Vayikra 12-16. These parashot primarily address the issue of purity and impurity. Often these concepts are not understood and called unnecessary, ancient, and not understandable by today’s standards. Ther ...
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