Leviticus 13:45 "His clothes shall be torn, and the hair of his head shall grow long and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry; Impure, impure"

Do you like to play detective? Do you try to gather facts about people by their looks? Do their clothes provide a clue to their personalities?

Does their appearance give you information about them?

The Torah makes it easy for others to recognize a person considered to be impure.

In order to prevent the impurity from being transferred to another person, it is necessary that the impure person stand out so others will take notice and be careful.

A person who has become impure by Tzara'at is commanded to have a tear in his clothes, grow his hair long and let people know - by declaring himself impure.

Other types of impurities must also be made known to the public.