✅ Parshas Tazria

1. Basics: Pesukim, Siman, Mitzvos (1–12)

1. Q: How many pesukim are in Parshas Tazria?
   A: 67 pesukim.
2. Q: What is the siman for the number of pesukim in Parshas Tazria?
   A: בניה.
3. Q: How does “בניה” equal 67?
   A: ב=2, נ=50, י=10, ה=5 → total 67.
4. Q: How many total mitzvos are in Parshas Tazria?
   A: Seven mitzvos.
5. Q: How many positive mitzvos are in Parshas Tazria?
   A: Five positive mitzvos.
6. Q: How many negative mitzvos are in Parshas Tazria?
   A: Two negative mitzvos.

1. Yoledes: Birth Tumah & Korbanos (13–30)

1. Q: If a woman gives birth to a male, how long is she impure?
   A: Seven days.
2. Q: On what day is a baby boy circumcised?

A: The eighth day.

1. Q: After the 7 days for a boy, how long are her days of “demei tohar”?
   A: 33 days.
2. Q: During demei tohar, what two things is she restricted from?
   A: Entering the Mikdash and touching Kodshim.
3. Q: If a woman gives birth to a female, how long is she a niddah?
   A: 14 days.
4. Q: After the 14 days for a girl, how long are her days of demei tohar?
   A: 66 days.
5. Q: When does a yoledes bring her korbanos?

A: At the completion of her days of purity.

1. Q: What korban does she bring as her main animal offering (when she can afford it)?
   A: A year-old sheep.
2. Q: In your outline, what is that sheep called?
   A: A Chatas offering.
3. Q: What bird offering does she bring along with the sheep in your outline?
   A: A bird for an Olah.
4. Q: Who offers the yoledes’s korbanos?
   A: The Kohen.
5. Q: What does the Kohen’s service accomplish for her?
   A: It purifies her.
6. Q: What if the yoledes cannot afford a sheep—what does she bring?
   A: Two birds instead.
7. Q: When bringing two birds, what are they used for?
   A: One for an Olah, one for a Chatas.
8. Q: Which section (aliyah) introduces the laws of the yoledes?
   A: Rishon.
9. Q: What is the key difference between the male and female birth tumah periods?
   A: Male: 7 days; Female: 14 days.
10. Q: What is the key difference between demei tohar for a boy vs a girl?
    A: Boy: 33 days; Girl: 66 days.
11. Q: What major mitzvah is mentioned directly in the yoledes section for a boy?
    A: Bris Milah on day eight.

1. Tzaraas on Skin: Kohen, Signs, Quarantine (31–52)

1. Q: What must someone do if they suspect a tzaraas lesion on their skin?
   A: Be brought to a Kohen for examination.
2. Q: What two main signs make a lesion tzaraas immediately (in your outline)?
   A: White hair and it appears deeper than the skin.
3. Q: Who declares the person impure?
   A: The Kohen.
4. Q: If the hair is not white and it’s not deeper than the skin, what happens first?
   A: Confinement for seven days.
5. Q: On what day does the kohen re-examine after the first confinement?
   A: The 7th day.
6. Q: If it hasn’t changed and hasn’t spread after the first week, what happens?
   A: A second confinement for another seven days.
7. Q: On what day is it examined after the second week?
   A: The 7th day of the second week.
8. Q: If it lightened in color and didn’t spread after the second week, what is the ruling?
   A: The person is declared pure.
9. Q: After being declared pure, what must he do to complete that stage (in your outline)?
   A: Wash his clothing.
10. Q: If the tzaraas re-spreads after purification, what must be done?
    A: Show it again to a Kohen, and he’s deemed impure.
11. Q: If a lesion has white hair but also contains healthy skin, what is it considered?
    A: An old tzaraas.
12. Q: Does that person get secluded?
    A: No—he is impure without seclusion.
13. Q: If tzaraas covers the entire body from head to toe, what is the status?
    A: He is deemed pure.
14. Q: What change would make him impure again in that “full coverage” case?
    A: If fresh healthy skin appears.
15. Q: Which aliyah discusses re-examination after confinement?
    A: Sheiyni.
16. Q: What is the role of the kohen in tzaraas cases?
    A: To examine and declare pure/impure.
17. Q: How long is one standard confinement period?
    A: Seven days.
18. Q: What are the two possible outcomes after confinement(s)?
    A: Purity (if it lightens/no spread) or impurity (if spread/signs appear).
19. Q: What is the main “spread” concern during confinement?
    A: If the lesion spreads, it indicates tzaraas.
20. Q: What is a key visual marker mentioned besides hair color?
    A: Whether it looks deeper than the skin.
21. Q: Is tzaraas treated like a medical diagnosis in your outline, or a halachic status?
    A: A halachic status, decided by the Kohen.
22. Q: Which section begins “laws of tzaraas” right after yoledes?
    A: Still in Rishon (as you structured it).

1. Special Skin Cases: Blister, Burn, Head/Beard, White Spots, Bald (53–66)

1. Q: If a lesion appears on a blister, where is it taken?
   A: To the Kohen.
2. Q: What signs make a blister-lesion tzaraas immediately (in your outline)?
   A: White hair and lower than the skin.
3. Q: If blister-lesion spreads during isolation, what is the ruling?
   A: He is impure.
4. Q: If the blister-lesion does not spread, what is the ruling?
   A: It is not tzaraas; he is pure.
5. Q: If a lesion appears on a burn, what is done first?
   A: Show it to a Kohen.
6. Q: What sign combination makes a burn-lesion tzaraas immediately (in your outline)?
   A: White hair and it appears lower than the skin.
7. Q: How long can a burn-lesion be isolated before re-check?
   A: Seven days.
8. Q: What is tzaraas on the head or beard called in your outline?
   A: Nesek.
9. Q: What hair color indicates nesek tzaraas (in your outline)?
   A: Yellow hair.
10. Q: If it has no yellow hair but also no black hair, what happens?
    A: He is segregated for seven days.
11. Q: After seven days, if it didn’t spread and isn’t deeper, what is done before another week?
    A: The surrounding area is shaved.
12. Q: If after the second week it didn’t spread and isn’t deeper, what is the ruling?
    A: He is declared pure.
13. Q: If it spreads after purity (even without yellow hair), what is the ruling?
    A: He is deemed impure.
14. Q: If black hair grows in the area after concern, what is the ruling?
    A: He is deemed pure.

1. Metzora Conduct & Tzaraas in Clothing (67–72)

1. Q: Name one required behavior of a metzora mentioned in your outline.
   A: Wearing torn clothing.
2. Q: Name a second required behavior of a metzora in your outline.
   A: Having long hair.
3. Q: What must the metzora announce to others?
   A: That he is impure.
4. Q: Where must the metzora dwell?
   A: Outside the Jewish camp, in seclusion.
5. Q: What materials can have tzaraas on clothing in your outline?
   A: Wool, linen, leather, or a leather vessel.
6. Q: What two colors of clothing tzaraas are mentioned?
   A: Red or green.

1. Clothing Tzaraas Procedure (73–80)

1. Q: What is done first when a garment has a suspicious red/green lesion?
   A: Show it to a Kohen and seclude it for seven days.
2. Q: If the lesion spreads after the first week, what is the ruling?
   A: It is impure and must be burned.
3. Q: If it did not spread after the first week, what happens next?
   A: It is washed and secluded for another seven days.
4. Q: If after the second week the lesion did not change color, what is the ruling?
   A: It is impure and is burned.
5. Q: If after laundering the lesion lightened, what is done?
   A: The affected area is torn off the garment.
6. Q: If the lesion returns after being torn off, what is the ruling?
   A: The garment/vessel is burned.
7. Q: If the lesion disappeared after laundering, what must be done before it’s pure?
   A: Launder it a second time, then it’s purified.
8. Q: Which aliyah in your outline concludes the detailed clothing-tzaraas outcomes?
   A: Shevi’i.