The mitzvot of the Torah, parsha by parsha

Leviticus

The mitzvot of Tazria

After Sefer HaChinuch · by a Levite of Barcelona

Mitzvot in the parsha: 7 Positive: 5 Negative: 2

The first mitzvah of the parsha

166. The commandment of the matter of the impurity of a woman who has given birth

Leviticus 12:2

The root of the mitzvah

Human illnesses come from an excess or a lack in the body, and God kept His people away from everything that harms the body, since the body is the vessel of the soul. From this root the Torah set apart a woman after childbirth for a number of days, until her body is cleansed of the excess in it, which is harmful and brings illness. That is why a longer time is set after the birth of a girl, since in the Chinuch's view the excess is then greater.

  1. 166

    The commandment of the matter of the impurity of a woman who has given birth

    Positive Leviticus 12:2

  2. 167

    That one impure not eat consecrated foods

    Negative Leviticus 12:4

  3. 168

    The law of the sacrifice of the woman that has given birth

    Positive Leviticus 12:6

  4. 169

    The commandment of the matter of the impurity of a metsora

    Positive Leviticus 13:2

  5. 170

    To not shave the hair of the scab

    Negative Leviticus 13:33

  6. 171

    The practice of wildness and rending of a metsora and all who render a person impure

    Positive Leviticus 13:45

  7. 172

    The commandment of the matter of ailments of clothing

    Positive Leviticus 13:47