Parashah Scavenger Hunt שְׁאֵלוֹת הַשָּׁבוּעַ
Welcome to Devash's Parashah Scavenger Hunt for Parashat Tazria!
Aliyah 1 (Vayikra 12:1-13:5)
Aliyah 2 (Vayikra 13:6-17)
Aliyah 3 (Vayikra 13:18-23)
Aliyah 4 (Vayikra 13:24-28)
Aliyah 5 (Vayikra 13:29-39)
Aliyah 6 (Vayikra 13:40-54)
Aliyah 7 (Vayikra 13:55-59)
Look anywhere in the parashah to find the answer to these questions!
- What does a person do if it looks like they have צָרַעַת (tzara’at), but the rash is only on the surface, and their hair isn’t white?
- What happens to a person if their WHOLE body is covered in tzara’at?
- When are you considered טָהוֹר (tahor, pure), but you just have to wash your clothing?
- What מַכָּה (makkah, plague) from Egypt appears in this week’s parashah?
- If you get a burn, which colors might your skin turn if you have tzara’at?
- What special Hebrew word is used to describe tzara’at in someone’s hair or beard?
- Where must someone who has tzara’at live?
- What new color appears in this aliyah, that hasn’t yet come up in the parashah?
- What happens to clothing if the tzara’at reappears after it is cut out, and the clothing is washed and quarantined?
- How many times does the phrase שִׁבְעַת יָמִים (shivat yamim, 7 days) appear in our parashah?
- How many different musical notes appear on the word הַכֹּהֵן (ha-kohen, the priest) in our parashah?
- What two colors can tzara’at be in clothing?
Scroll down to see the answers!
Answers:
Aliyah 1
Aliyah 7
- Quarantine for seven days (13:4)
- They are טָהוֹר (tahor, pure) (13:12-13)
- After two rounds of seven-day quarantines, if you have a נֶגַע (nega, wound) that begins to fade and hasn’t spread (13:6)
- שְׁחִין (sh’hin, boils) (13:18-23)
- Reddish white or just white (13:24)
- נֶתֶק (netek) (13:30)
Aliyah 7
- It is burned (13:57)
- Nine
- 14! (sof pasuk; tip’ha; zakeif katan; munah; tevir; zarka; kadma; pashta; revi’i; etnahta; pazeir; azla; darga; segol—we will learn about more of these in future editions of Devash)
- יְרַקְרַק (yerakrak, greenish) or אֲדַמְדָּם (adamdam, reddish) (13:49)
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