Tzaraat, often mistranslated "leprosy", is an ailment occupying Vayikra chapters 13 and 14 as well as many later works.
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Why is a “leper” allowed to sit with other “lepers”?
In Parshat Tazria (Vayikra 13:46) we are told:
All the days the lesion is upon him, he shall remain unclean. He is unclean; he shall dwell isolated; his dwelling shall be outside the camp
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Why are these korbanos waved?
A few offerings are waved (moved upward, downward, back, and forth) as a part of the process of offering them. If I'm not mistaken, the following is a complete list:
The asham of the m'tzora, while ...
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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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Was Naaman tamei from tzaraas?
In Melachim Bet 5:10 we read:
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו אֱלִישָׁע, מַלְאָךְ לֵאמֹר: הָלוֹךְ, וְרָחַצְתָּ שֶׁבַע-פְּעָמִים בַּיַּרְדֵּן, וְיָשֹׁב בְּשָׂרְךָ לְךָ וּטְהָר.
And Elisha sent a ...
