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….
The mishna lists the minimal size of all skin nega’im is the size of a “griss HaKalki”., the “kalkilian groat” aka “Cilician bean”. This measurement is important since it is the standard minimal size of any and all skin tzoraath variations. So just how big is that? in short, the area covered by 36 hairs….
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…
Bahereth, the whitest and brightest of all skin nega’im, is the color of snow -snow-white in its intensity. But, has a lesser form of bahereth that is listed in the mishna being as “white” as the limestone of the heichal. Thus, it is even brighter than se’eth and depending on its size, may be an…
ערים המוקפים חומה מימות יהושע בן נון לעניין טומאה וטהרה בימינו ובאופן ספציפי לקיום מצוות שילוח מצורעים מן ערים המוקפים חומה מימות יהושע בן נון.
For the Studying Kohen Learning to Distinguish the Torah’s Named Shades These laws may be studied by every serious student of Torah. Yet the Torah entrusts the formal viewing of a nega and the operative declaration of tamei or tahor to the Kohen alone. The Kohen is therefore not meant to serve as an uninformed…
“`html The Torah of the Priesthood Nega’im Today: A Commandment for Every Era and Place The Torah’s laws of nega’im are often assumed to belong to the ancient Temple period. The classical sources tell a different story. The laws of skin and garment nega’im are not inherently limited to the Land of Israel or to…