JBQ Weekly Quizzes - TAZRIA-METZORA

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This week's PARSHA is from Leviticus (TAZRIA-METZORA) Chapters 12:1 - 15:33

Questions were prepared by Rabbi Joshua Adler and members of the staff.

1. What do we learn in this week's PARSHA what a woman must NOT do
   after childbirth ?

2. What must the woman do 30 or 60 days after giving birth ?

3. There are many translations of the Hebrew word METZORA. Which 
   English translation is the *best* possible one ?

4. There are many diseases. Why did the Torah single out one
   particular disease of the body, clothing and house and teach
   us how to combat it ? The Commentators indicate that this
   *disease* was NOT a natural phenomenon but signified
   something. What do you think it represented ?

5. It was normally forbidden to shave one's beard or sidelocks.
   In what situation was a man *required* to shave off all his hair ?

6. When the person with TZARAAT (translated as *leprosy*) recovered,
   he was to bring a special offering. What articles were presented ?
   Which other Torah ritual included the same objects ?

7. Usually an ALIYA to the Torah ends on a positive note. What's
   peculiar about the ending of this week's PARSHA ?