Parashat Tazria-Metzora is the 27th and 28th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 5 Iyyar 5785.
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]
N.B. special maftir in years 5783, 5786, 5800
Haftarah: II Kings 7:3-20 · 18 p’sukim
N.B. special Haftarah in years 5783, 5786, 5789, 5792, 5796, 5799, 5800, 5802
Haftarah*:
Isaiah 66:1-24
· 24 p’sukim
*Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
Tazria: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
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