Leviticus
The mitzvot of Metzora
After Sefer HaChinuch · by a Levite of Barcelona
Mitzvot in the parsha: 11 Positive: 11 Negative: 0
The first mitzvah of the parsha
173. The commandment of purification from tsaraat that it be with certain species
Leviticus 14:2
The root of the mitzvah
The cedar, the hyssop and the birds in the purification of the metzora teach him humility - if he was haughty like the tall cedar, let him lower himself like the hyssop, and if he spoke much evil speech, let him bring birds that chirp constantly. The water, through which every impure person is purified, is meant to make a person see himself after immersion as if newly created at that moment, as the whole world was water before man was created. And just as his body has been renewed, he should take to heart to renew his deeds for good as well.
- 173
The commandment of purification from tsaraat that it be with certain species
Positive Leviticus 14:2
- 174
The commandment of shaving the metsora on the seventh day
Positive Leviticus 14:9
- 175
The commandment of immersion for the impure
Positive Leviticus 14:9
- 176
The law of the commandment of a metsora when he is healed from his tsaraat
Positive Leviticus 14:10
- 177
The commandment of the matter of the impurity of a house that has an ailment
Positive Leviticus 14:35
- 178
The commandment of the matter of impurity of a zav to be impure and to render impure
Positive Leviticus 15:2
- 179
The commandment of the sacrifice of the zav when he is healed from his discharge
Positive Leviticus 15:14
- 180
The commandment of the matter of the impurity of semen, which is impure and renders impure
Positive Leviticus 15:16
- 181
The commandment of the matter of the impurity of the menstruant, that is impure and renders impure
Positive Leviticus 15:19
- 182
The commandment of the matter of the impurity of the zavah, that is impure and renders impure
Positive Leviticus 15:25
- 183
The commandment of the sacrifice of the zavah when she is healed from her discharge
Positive Leviticus 15:29