Tzaraat ("Leprosy")

A taste of Shazak Parsha, where the weekly Torah portion comes alive! Geared for kids... Great for adults!

This profound and penetrating analysis of the scriptural verbiage employed to introduce the dermal discolorations called Tzara’at -the biblical anomaly of antiquity - is instructive as it’s inspirational. Following a basic overview, you’ll be introduced t...

Understanding the subject of ‘tzaraat’ (the divine affliction of discoloration) on five different levels.

A Talmudic debate – as seen through the lens of Chassidus – on why the Torah sometimes grants temporary immunity from the effects of Tzaraas. (Based on Likutei Sichos vol. 37, p. 37.)

The difference between the spiritual condition often translated as leprosy (tzaraat) and the physical ailment of the same name.

Tzaraat is a supernatural skin discoloration which signifies ritual impurity. The declaration and diagnosis of tzaraat is only through the kohen, why?

Why does the Torah detail tzaraas of houses separately from the other types of tzaraas, namely those on the body and clothing? Uncover how the darkest impurity holds the key to the highest blessings.

Is tzaraas on the head of fundamentally different from tzaraas on the skin? Two perspectives on what spiritual maladies can cause tzaraas.

Only someone with deep love can address someone else's shortcomings.

How to reconcile the fact that Tzaraas is the result of toxic speech, but only affects people who are spiritually evolved and immune to toxic behavior.