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Rosner’s Torah Talk: Tazria-Metzora with Jonah Sanderson and Noah Pollock

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April 15, 2021

Noah Pollock and Jonah Sanderson attend the Academy for Jewish Religion in California. Pollock was drawn to be a chaplain from reading stories from his grandfather, Rabbi Hillel Silverman, telling about his time in the Navy as a chaplain. Jonah Sanderson’s goal as Jewish clergy is to bring suicide prevention, and disability advocacy into outreach spaces.

This week’s double parashah – Parashat Tazria-Metzora (Leviticus 12:1-15:33) – features rules concerning the purity and impurity of women and the horrible disease of Tzaraat.

Previous Torah Talks on Tazria and Metzora:

Rabbi Mark Sameth

Alan W. Bright

Rabbi Elie Weinstock

Rabbi Joshua Aaronson

Rabbi Hillel Skolnik

Rabbi Jonathan Aaron

Rabbi Sheldon Lewis

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