Parashat Metzora
מְצֹרָע · Leviticus 14:1 to 15:33, portion 5 of 10 in the book of Leviticus.
Next reading
Saturday 17 April 2027
10 Nisan 5787
In Israel and abroad
The year after
What happens in Metzora
The portion sets out how a person healed of tzara'at is purified, with two birds, cedar wood, scarlet thread and hyssop, and the offerings brought afterwards, with a less costly set for the poor. It turns to marks of tzara'at on the walls of a house and how the house is treated. It closes with the laws of purity that follow bodily discharges, for men and for women.
זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְּצֹרָע בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ וְהוּבָא אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן
“This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest.”
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Frequently asked questions
When is Parashat Metzora read in 2027?+
On Shabbat 17 April 2027 (10 Nisan 5787), in Israel and in the Diaspora alike. The year after, it is read on 29 April 2028.
What is Parashat Metzora about?+
The portion sets out how a person healed of tzara'at is purified, with two birds, cedar wood, scarlet thread and hyssop, and the offerings brought afterwards, with a less costly set for the poor. It turns to marks of tzara'at on the walls of a house and how the house is treated. It closes with the laws of purity that follow bodily discharges, for men and for women.
Why is Metzora sometimes read together with Tazria?+
Most years have fewer free Shabbatot than portions: a festival that falls on Shabbat takes that Shabbat's reading, and a year without a second month of Adar is about four weeks shorter. So some neighbouring portions are read together, and Metzora with Tazria is one of those pairs.