Tazria-Metzora

This week’s ⁠parashot⁠ explore the mysterious affliction of tzara’at, a physical ailment tied to spiritual misdeeds like gossip. What does it mean to be impure? And can the words we choose really shape the people we become? Tune in to find out.

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