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Ritual Impurity: Signposts for Boundary Crossers (Parashat Tazria and Parashat Metzora)

April 24, 2009 | By Rabbi Amber Powers

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Leviticus

Torah Portion: Metzora, Tazria

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author explores the concept of ritual impurity in this commentary. She describes the isolation forced on people suffering from tzara’at, comparing it to the social isolation faced by queer people.

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Ritual Impurity: Signposts for Boundary Crossers (Parashat Tazria and Parashat Metzora)

April 24, 2009 | By Rabbi Amber Powers

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