5780 — Tazria-Metzora: Making the Case for Tzara’at

Posted by Michael Hattin on April 19, 2020
Topics: Pardes from Jerusalem, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Tazria, Metzora

The strange skin ailment called Tzara’at, described at length in our double parsha, sounds arcane and irrelevant to our modern ears. Long ago, the ancient rabbis considered the matter, and rescued tzara’at from oblivion by making the matter not only relevant but indispensable. In this podcast, Rabbi Michael Hattin considers how they did so.

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Rabbi Michael Hattin – Faculty Host for Pardes from Jerusalem
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About Michael Hattin

Michael teaches Bible and Halakha at Pardes. He holds a professional degree in Architecture from the University of Toronto and rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. He teaches Chumash and Prophets as well as Halakha at the Pardes Institute. You can find books written by Michael by clicking here For many years Michael authored the weekly online publications Introduction to Parasha and Lessons on Prophets for the Virtual Beit Midrash of Yeshivat Har Etzion, reaching a combined readership of several thousand. Click here to read more.

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