Tazria
- Why are the laws affecting humans written after the laws of animals?
- How long is a woman tomei after the birth of a son? A daughter?
- Why is her impure period stated as ‘in clear blood’?
- What kind of korbanos does a woman have to bring when she is cleansed?
- Which one of her korbanos actually causes her to become tahor (pure)?
- Can any rabbi decide whether negayim are tomei or tahor? Proof?
- How many hairs have to change to white in order to make the person tomei?
- On which statement does Rashi comment, “I don’t know its meaning”? Why?
- In which case is the person declared tomei immediately? When is he locked up?
- When is a person locked up for a second time? For how long?
- Sometimes the person is declared tahor yet must wash (towel{ltr}) himself and his
clothes. Why?
- After being locked up what has to happen to his negah to make him tomei? tahor?
- What is the general difference between these: s’ais{ltr}, sapachas{ltr}, baheres{ltr}?
- May a Kohein decide
on a person with a negah
by getting information about its condition? Proof?
- Is it possible that a person could become tahor even while he has a regular tzoraas? Explain.
- There are certain days and certain people that a Kohein should refuse to check. Which?
- What are the signs of tumah for a negah on
the skin? On the head?
- If a Kohein
mistakenly declares a person ‘tahor’ who is really tomei, is it OK?
- Explain these: nesek{ltr}, bohak{ltr}, tzareves{ltr}, keireiach{ltr}, giveiach{ltr}.
- What is a Metzorah supposed to do to his clothes? To his hair? What does he announce?
- What kind of clothes (materials) can develop negayim? What colors are they?
- What is done with a garment that became tomei?
- When is the negah
supposed to be washed? If the negah’s coloring remains the same what is done to it? And if the negah darkened somewhat?
- If after washing it, it reappears again what is done to the beged (garment)?
- If the negah was
removed after washing it, what is done to the beged?
- Are there negayim
today? Why? How is this connected to the Golus (Exile)?