Parashat Tazria
תַזְרִיעַ · Leviticus 12:1 to 13:59, portion 4 of 10 in the book of Leviticus.
Next reading
Saturday 10 April 2027
3 Nisan 5787
In Israel and abroad
The year after
What happens in Tazria
The portion opens with the laws of purity after childbirth and the offering a mother brings, and the command of circumcision on the eighth day. Most of it deals with tzara'at, a skin affliction often called leprosy: how a priest examines it, the days of quarantine, and how he decides whether a person, or a garment showing such a mark, is pure or impure.
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר אִשָּׁה כִּי תַזְרִיעַ וְיָלְדָה זָכָר וְטָמְאָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים כִּימֵי נִדַּת דְּוֺתָהּ תִּטְמָא
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: If a woman be delivered, and bear a man-child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of the impurity of her sickness shall she be unclean.”
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Frequently asked questions
When is Parashat Tazria read in 2027?+
On Shabbat 10 April 2027 (3 Nisan 5787), in Israel and in the Diaspora alike. The year after, it is read on 29 April 2028.
What is Parashat Tazria about?+
The portion opens with the laws of purity after childbirth and the offering a mother brings, and the command of circumcision on the eighth day. Most of it deals with tzara'at, a skin affliction often called leprosy: how a priest examines it, the days of quarantine, and how he decides whether a person, or a garment showing such a mark, is pure or impure.
Why is Tazria sometimes read together with Metzora?+
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 Tazria with Metzora is one of those pairs.