For the Studying Kohen Inspection, Instruction, and Declaration This material is open to every learner, but it is directed especially to the Kohen. In the laws of garment nega’im, the Torah entrusts the Kohen with the formal viewing of the affected article, the instruction that governs its quarantine and laundering, the later re-examination, and the…
Four Principal Situations When Pisyon Establishes Tumah 1 After seven days of hesger The Kohen examines the nega at the conclusion of the first seven-day quarantine period and determines whether it has spread beyond its original boundaries. 2 After two weeks of hesger Where a second period of quarantine applies, spreading discovered at the conclusion…
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.
Shchin שחין is the Torah word for the condition known as eczema although shchin is broader in terms that it includes also a discoloring brought on by external sources such as boiling water. Common roots are found in schin and eczema as they both in a sense mean excessive heat, this characterizes what on fact…
Kohen Study Note Bohak: A White Appearance Below the Nega Threshold + Core Definition Bohak, בוהק, is a pale or weak white appearance whose color falls below the minimum whiteness required for a qualifying skin nega. Because it does not reach the necessary degree of white, bohak is not itself a sign of tumah. Too…
Michyeh, מחיה, is an area inside a nega (any of the four nega hues) that has an appearance of non-affected and healthy skin. Although the michyeh can make its appearance on the interior of the bahereth and its sapachath, it more often appears inside a se’eth nega. The minimal size of the michyeh is כעדשה…
Gabachat גבחת, a baldness at the back of the scalp due to natural causes. In the case of gabachat bladness, the nethek isn’t applicable as the afflicted person has no hair. Thus, the gabachat is susceptible to the standard tzoraath where one of four shades of white make an appearance. In the case of the…
Karachat קרחת a baldness at the back of the scalp due to natural causes. In this case, nethek isn’t applicable as the afflicted person has no hair. Thus, the Karachat is susceptible to the standard tzoraath where one of four shades of white make an appearance. In the case of the white appearing, it may…
On the Torah׳s wording וראהו הכהן ביום השביעי the Sifra interprets ביום literally, by day and not at night. Too, viewing isn’t done indoors nor on a cloudy day. The kohen’s POV There are a few rules any kohen viewing nega’im must be in the know about. Of them, timing -and more importantly proper lighting,…
For the Studying Kohen Knowledge Before Declaration This material is open to every serious learner, but it is arranged especially for the Kohen, whom the Torah designates to view the appearance and issue the operative declaration of tamei or tahor. The Kohen is not intended to serve merely as the voice of another person’s conclusion….