Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5742 / פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ־מְּצֹרָע

/ 1 Iyyar 5742

Parashat Tazria-Metzora is the 27th and 28th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Leviticus 12:1-15:33; Numbers 28:9-15

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 inspected by a priest. Metzora opens by describing the purification process and accompanying sacrifices for one infected with tzaraat, a discoloration condition on the skin. It then describes the process of treating a house infected with tzaraat and the ritual impurity generated by certain bodily discharges. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 12:1-13:23 · 31 p’sukim
  2. 2: 13:24-39 · 16 p’sukim
  3. 3: 13:40-54 · 15 p’sukim
  4. 4: 13:55-14:20 · 25 p’sukim
  5. 5: 14:21-32 · 12 p’sukim
  6. 6: 14:33-15:15 · 40 p’sukim
  7. 7: 15:16-33 · 18 p’sukim
  8. maf*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

Haftarah*: Isaiah 66:1-24 · 24 p’sukim
*Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Tazria: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)

Tazria: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible)

List of Dates

Parashat Tazria-Metzora is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Tazria from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59) and Haftarah (II Kings 7:3-20): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible) (paid link)
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, Jewish Publication Society, 2017
The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993

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