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The Hair Within the Negah Turned white (Se’ar ba’nega hafach lavan)
For the Studying Kohen Knowledge Before Declaration This material is open to every learner, but it is directed especially to the Kohen. The Torah appoints the Kohen as the sole Torah officer entrusted with the formal viewing and operative declaration of tamei or tahor. He is therefore called to become knowledgeable in the appearances and…
Purification ceremony for Tzaraath
For the Studying Kohen Preparing to Carry the Torah’s Purification Process The laws of the metzora may be studied by all Israel, but the Torah entrusts the Kohen with the formal examination, declaration, and essential priestly acts of the purification process. The Kohen is therefore called to become knowledgeable in the appearances, their names, and…
Gabachat גבחת
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Michve מכוה
The Torah discusses michve right after shchin, michve is an accidental scalding of the skin by fire, boiling water, a red hot iron or basically anything that burns.
The michve alone is not a call for tumah but it, like the shchin, can be a host for the shades of white as well as the discoloring of (at least) two white hairs that indicate tumah.

