Parashat Tazria 5779 / פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ

/ 1 Nisan 5779

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

Torah Portion: Leviticus 12:1-13:59

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. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 12:1-13:5 · 13 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 13:6-17 · 12 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 13:18-23 · 6 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 13:24-28 · 5 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 13:29-39 · 11 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 13:40-59 · 20 p’sukim ·
  7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
  8. maf*: Exodus 12:1-20 · 20 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
Triennial year 3
  1. 1: 13:29-34 · 6 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 13:35-39 · 5 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 13:40-42 · 3 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 13:43-46 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 13:47-50 · 4 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 13:51-59 · 9 p’sukim ·
  7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
  8. maf*: Exodus 12:1-20 · 20 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah*: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 · 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 12:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 12:5-8 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 13:1-5 · 5 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Tazria is read in the Diaspora on:

References

The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
A Complete Triennial System for Reading the Torah
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly
Parashat Tazria from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.