Tazria-Metzora 5778: The Power of Words
This week’s Torah portion, Tazria-Metzora, opens with a discussion of the ritual impurity connected with child-bearing. After giving birth a
Read MoreThis week’s Torah portion, Tazria-Metzora, opens with a discussion of the ritual impurity connected with child-bearing. After giving birth a
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