Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5799 / פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ־מְּצֹרָע

23 April 2039 / 29 Nisan 5799 (Israel)

Parashat Tazria-Metzora is the 27th and 28th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Leviticus 12:1-15:33

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]

Full Kriyah

1. 1: 12:1-13:23 · 31 p’sukim ·
2. 2: 13:24-39 · 16 p’sukim ·
3. 3: 13:40-54 · 15 p’sukim ·
4. 4: 13:55-14:20 · 25 p’sukim ·
5. 5: 14:21-32 · 12 p’sukim ·
6. 6: 14:33-15:15 · 40 p’sukim ·
7. 7: 15:16-33 · 18 p’sukim ·
8. maf: 15:31-33 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah*: I Samuel 20:18-42 · 25 p’sukim
*Shabbat Machar Chodesh

References

Parashat Tazria-Metzora from Sefaria.org

Sefaria, Inc.

The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)

Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993