"And the priest shall go out of the camp; and the priest shall look..." ...Leviticus 14:3 If you want to have a deep appreciation for a complex situation, you have to go out and see for yourself. In this week's Torah reading, the priest is told to get off his rear...
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"Cherem," excommunication, is apparently still alive and well in the Jewish world.In last week's Torah reading, Tazria-Metzora, a selection from Leviticus dealing with skin diseases and bodily fluids, we were told that certain people, innocent of any crime other than having a skin condition, were forced to live in isolation, "outside the camp."A report...
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This shall be the Torah of the leper in the day of his cleansing; He shall be brought to the priest. …Leviticus 14:2 This week’s Torah portion is called Metzora. The metzora is a person who has been afflicted with tza’ra’at, a kind of skin disease which older Bibles translate as “leprosy.” Metzora often...
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