leprosy
On the day of his purification, the metzora – an individual suffering from biblical leprosy – is commanded to take “two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet of the worm, and hyssop” (Vayikra 14:4). F…
Read more ›Uzziah (Uzziahu, Azariah, Azariahu) ben Amatzya (II Kings 15: 1-7; I Chronicles 3:12; II Chronicles 16) Tenth king of Yehuda. Uzziah ascends the throne at age 16 and rules in Jerusalem for 52 years. H…
Read more ›What is the role of the Beit HaMikdash in society, and where should we focus our efforts in relating to the missing Mikdash? Verses from the Book of Malachi, specifically ones from the Haftara for Sha…
Read more ›Why does the Torah use the culminating moment for the priests to go through a long and bizarre induction ceremony? And what do its parallels to a certain other section of text teach us about the deepe…
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