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<mekorot><multilink><a href="RalbagVayikra13-5" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagVayikra13-5" data-aht="source">Vayikra 13:5</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink></mekorot>
 
<point><b>Natural or supernatural?</b></point>
 
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<li>Other cases of impurity, too, come as the result of natural processes.</li>
 
<li>Other cases of impurity, too, come as the result of natural processes.</li>
 
<li>Kashrut has been understood by many as related to health.</li>
 
<li>Kashrut has been understood by many as related to health.</li>
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Version as of 23:24, 1 February 2017

Tzaraat

Exegetical Approaches

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Medical Condition

Natural or supernatural?
Tzaraat of the house and clothing
Why does it  cause impurity?
Connection to other forms of impurity
  • Other cases of impurity, too, come as the result of natural processes.
  • Kashrut has been understood by many as related to health.
Biblical cases of tzaraat
Aspects of the purification process
  • Isolation
  • Chatat and asham
  • Sending away of birds
  • Ezov
  • Seven day waiting periods
Role of kohen

Metaphysical Condition

Educational Tool

Sources:Shadal, R. D"Z Hoffman