Tazria - תזריע
Leviticus: Leviticus 12:1 - 13:59
Reading #4 - Leviticus 13:24–28
My Thoughts:
The Torah is full of numbers. In today’s reading we hear about examining a person on the seventh day. You could be declared clean or unclean at this time. Think about it. Seven days. The seventh day of the week is a holy day. Maybe Hashem is trying to tell us something here. Torah seems to be “cyclical” and a skin disease can seem to repair itself in seven days. I don’t want to go too deep on all of this. But, just give it some thought and see if you get some insight. Why seven?
Challenge:
Challenges are hard for me to give you during these readings this week, because basically every day we are reading about leprosy and skin disease. I guess today I would just challenge you to take good care of yourself. Eat healthy clean foods, take vitamins, rest on Shabbat, be kind to your family and friends, and remember to worship Hashem throughout your day. And importantly, remember to follow Torah. These things will guarantee you a good life.
Reading #4 - Leviticus 13:24–28
13:24 “Or when the body has a burn from fire on its skin, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white, or white, 25 then the priest shall examine it; and behold, if the hair in the bright spot has turned white, and its appearance is deeper than the skin, it is leprosy. It has broken out in the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. 26 But if the priest examines it, and behold, there is no white hair in the bright spot, and it isn’t deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days. 27 The priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy. 28 If the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn’t spread in the skin, but is faded, it is the swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the scar from the burn.
