Tazria תַזְרִיעַ
Commandments in this portion: positive — 5 · negative — 2counted by Sefer HaChinuch
Which commandments
- 166The commandment of the matter of the impurity of a woman who has given birthמצות ענין טמאת יולדתpos.
- 167That one impure not eat consecrated foodsשלא יאכל טמא מן הקדשיםneg.
- 168The law of the sacrifice of the woman that has given birthמצות קרבן יולדתpos.
- 169The commandment of the matter of the impurity of a metsoraמצות ענין טמאת מצרעpos.
- 170To not shave the hair of the scabשלא לגלח שער הנתקneg.
- 171The practice of wildness and rending of a metsora and all who render a person impureהנהגת המצרע וכל מטמאי אדם בפריעה ופרימהpos.
- 172The commandment of the matter of ailments of clothingמצות ענין נגעי בגדיםpos.
Numbering, order and division follow Sefer HaChinuch; the number links to the text.
The days of purity after birth, and then the laws of tzaraat: the priest looks at the skin, at the hair, at the spread of the mark, and declares pure or impure—or shuts the man up for seven days and looks again. Garments too are examined, washed and, if the mark returns, burned.
Read next on 10 April 2027, 29 April 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.
People of the portion
How it is read
| First | Vayikra 12:1—13:5 | 13 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Vayikra 13:6—13:17 | 12 verses |
| Third | Vayikra 13:18—13:23 | 6 verses |
| Fourth | Vayikra 13:24—13:28 | 5 verses |
| Fifth | Vayikra 13:29—13:39 | 11 verses |
| Sixth | Vayikra 13:40—13:54 | 15 verses |
| Seventh | Vayikra 13:55—13:59 | 5 verses |
| Maftir | Vayikra 13:57—13:59 | 3 verses |
| Haftarah | II Kings 4:42—5:19 on Sefaria | 22 verses |
The text
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