Parashat Tazria 5793 / פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ

/ 3 Nisan 5793

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: 13:40-54 · 15 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 13:55-59 · 5 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 13:57-59 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: II Kings 4:42-5:19 · 22 p’sukim

Triennial year 2
  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: 13:51-54 · 4 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 13:55-59 · 5 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 13:57-59 · 3 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Jeremiah 30:1-9 · 9 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Tazria is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Tazria from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
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, 1988
Modification of the Triennial Cycle Readings for Combined Parashot in Certain Years
Rabbi Miles B. Cohen, 2020
Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
Avram Israel Reisner, 2014
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