Tazria

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Readings
First reading—Leviticus 12:1–13:5
Second reading—Leviticus 13:6–17
Third reading—Leviticus 13:18–23
Fourth reading—Leviticus 13:24–28
Fifth reading—Leviticus 13:29–39
Sixth reading—Leviticus 13:40–54
Seventh reading—Leviticus 13:55–59
Readings according to the triennial cycle
In inner-biblical interpretation
Leviticus chapter 12
Leviticus chapter 13
In early nonrabbinic interpretation
Leviticus chapter 13
In classical rabbinic interpretation
Leviticus chapter 12
Leviticus chapter 13
In medieval Jewish interpretation
Leviticus chapter 12
Leviticus chapter 13
In modern interpretation
Leviticus chapters 12–15
Leviticus chapter 12
Leviticus chapter 13
Commandments
According to Maimonides
According to Sefer ha-Chinuch
In the liturgy
The Weekly Maqam
''Haftarah''
Summary
Connection to the ''parashah''
The ''haftarah'' in classical rabbinic interpretation
On Shabbat HaChodesh
Connection to the Special Sabbath
Parashat Tazria–Metzora
Summary
Connection to the double ''parashah''
On Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
Notes
Further reading
Biblical
Early nonrabbinic
Classical rabbinic
Medieval
Modern
External links
Texts
Commentaries

thumb|right|200px|The Poor Widow's Offering (illustration by Frederick Goodall) Tazria, Thazria, '''Thazri'a, Sazria, or Ki Tazria''' (, '[she] conceives', is the 13th word—and the first distinctive word—in the parashah, wherein the root word means "seed") is the 27th weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the Book of Leviticus. The parashah deals with ritual impurity. It constitutes Leviticus 12:1–13:59. The parashah is made up of 3,667 Hebrew letters, 1,010 Hebrew words, 67 verses, and 128 lines in a Torah Scroll (, sefer Torah).

Jews read it the 27th or 28th Shabbat after Simchat Torah, generally in April or, rarely, in late March or early May. The lunisolar Hebrew calendar contains up to 55 weeks, the exact number varying between 50 in common years and 54 or 55 in leap years. In leap years (e.g., 2024 and 2027), parashat Tazria is read independently. In common years (e.g., 2025, 2026, and 2028), parashat Tazria is combined with the parashah following it, Metzora, to help achieve the number of weekly readings needed.