The 101st mitzvah is that we are commanded regarding the tumah of a leprous person. This mitzvah includes all the laws regarding a leper — which cases are tameh and which tahor; when and when not the person is placed in quarantine; when shaving, known as tiglachas hanesek,1 is required along with the quarantine and the other details including how the tumah is conveyed.
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One shaves the hair surrounding the affected area to determine if it has grown.
Rabbi Berel Bell is a well-known educator, author and lecturer. He and his family reside in Montreal, Canada.
From "Sefer Hamitzvot in English," published by Sichos in English.
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