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Tazria-Metzora

May 05, 2009 | By Gregg Drinkwater

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Leviticus

Torah Portion: Metzora, Tazria

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

Compares tzara'at, a skin condition discussed in the parsha, with AIDS. The author argues that much like people with tzara'at in the parsha, people living with HIV or AIDS have often been blamed for their disease, with their suffering understood by right-wing pundits and religious leaders as divine retribution for moral failure, namely the “sin” of homosexuality.

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