This Week's Torah Portion
M'tzora
מְצֹרָע
A Leper
The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: "This shall be the ritual for a leper at the time of being purified ." - Leviticus 14:1-2
Torah
Leviticus 14:1-15:33Haftarah
Malachi 3:4-24Shabbat HaGadol
When
/ 12 Nisan 5784
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