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Why “אֲשֶׁר תַּשִּׂיג יָדוֹ” in Lev. 14:22?

M'tzora 14:21–22 discusses the korbanos (sacrifical offerings) brought by someone after he's done being a m'tzora: וְאִם דַּל הוּא וְאֵין יָדוֹ מַשֶּׂגֶת וְלָקַח כֶּבֶשׂ אֶחָד אָשָׁם ...
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Connection between the metzora's purification and the Four Species of Sukkos?

In the procedure prescribed for the first stage of a metzora's purification (Lev. 14:1-7), the Torah lists four items to be dipped into a mixture of blood and water: a live bird, a piece of cedar ...
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Why no procedure with birds, etc., for clothing tzaraas?

The Torah (Lev. 14:1-7) prescribes that when a person is healed of a tzaraas lesion, a kohen is to perform, as the first step in his purification, a procedure involving two birds and several other ...
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Not Negah but Like a Negah

Why when calling the Cohen even if you clearly know the Psak you cant say I have a Negah at home Instead of saying "Kanegah Nireh Li Babayis" Like a Negah?
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Tazria haftara for M'tzora and vice versa?

When Tazria and M'tzora are read separately, we have the following situation: Tazria discusses tzaraas on a human: how he contracts it, is diagnosed, is quarantined, and is pronounced cured. Its ...