Parashat Tazria
“She Bears Seed”

(Read with Parashat Metzora for 5783)

1 Iyyar 5783
April 22, 2023

Torah Reading

• Leviticus 12:1-13:59
Adonai said to Moshe,
“Tell the people of Isra’el: ‘If a woman conceives and gives birth to a boy…’”
(Leviticus 12:1-2 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• 2 Kings 4:42-5:19

New Testament Reading

• Luke 7:18-35

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 106
Halleluyah!
Give thanks to Adonai; for he is good,
for his grace continues forever.
Who can express Adonai’s mighty doings
or proclaim in full his praise?
How happy are those who act justly,
who always do what is right!
(Psalm 106:1-3 CJB)

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With the Torah Portions

This Week with Parashat Tazria and Parashat Metzora combined:
• Leviticus 12:1-15:33
• Nehemiah 11:15-13:31
• Job 1:1-8:22
• Acts 7:11-10:33
• Psalms 79:1-80:20
• Proverbs 21:9-31

Aliyot

The seven aliyot readings from the Torah for Tazria and Metzora combined begin at these verses:

1. Leviticus 12:1
2. Leviticus 13:24
3. Leviticus 13:38
4. Leviticus 13:55
5. Leviticus 14:21
6. Leviticus 15:33
7. Leviticus 15:16

Maftir: Leviticus 15:31

Torah Portion readings and the associated Haftarah readings generally follow the Stone Edition Chumash and/or the Complete Jewish Bible. Verse numbering generally follows the Hebrew tradition, and where modern Christian traditions differ those verse numbers are shown in parentheses (). Haftarah readings generally follow the Ashkenazi tradition. Where the Sephardic tradition differs, the Haftarah portions are designated as (A) and (S). Suggested New Testament readings are taken from various sources including the Walk! series of Devotion Commentaries by Dr. Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg. Suggested Psalm readings are from the Messianic Siddur for Shabbat by Daniel Perek. Suggested Bible reading plan is from The Barking Fox. Unless otherwise marked, Scripture quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, Copyright © 1998 and 2016 by David H. Stern. Used by permission. All copyrights reserved worldwide.

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