Parashat Tazria-Metzora
April 18, 2026
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.
Torah: Leviticus 12:1-15:33; Numbers 28:9-15
Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24 | Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
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