A current reader’s thoughts on the book; I was very happy to come across the book “The Jewish way of dealing with Vitiligo.” I’m non jewish and developed vitiligo at the age of 4. I will be turning 30 by the end of this year. My full body turned white. I have had an intuition that…
Rabbi Yissachar Eilenberg, a prominent medieval rabbinic scholar, drew on tannaitic-era literature to compose a list of physical triggers that cause vitiligo in children.
“`html Kohen Study Note Adamdam: A Reddish-White Appearance + Core Definition Adamdam, אדמדם, describes a qualifying white appearance that carries a reddish component. It distinguishes this reddish-white presentation from the ordinary white shades discussed in the laws of human-skin nega’im. How the Reddish Color May Appear The reddish quality may extend uniformly across the entire…
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…
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…