The Tanakh Podcast

Our chapter deals with meat sacrificed or slaughtered OUTSIDE the Mishkan. When is it permitted? When is it prohibited?
We demonstrate that the ethical and religious concerns here are not timeless; they are highly contingent upon circumstance and context.

Its Yom Kippur in the Sanctuary.
And the High Priest does a lottery.
Two goats. One as a sin offering to God; the second sent to "Azazel"
What is Azazel? Why this lottery? What does it mean?

Our chapter describes the nature of various bodily fluids, some natural, others involuntary, and speaks of the Tum'ah that they create and the rites of purification.
Today we speak about various perspectives about the nature and effects of "Tum'ah" and whether sometimes God prefers Israel even in an impure state of being.

Why is the Tzara'at of houses contained in a separate section to the Tzaraat of skin and clothing?
We explore two opposite and yet complementary dynamics in Hazal's explanation of this plague.

Is Tzaraat (sometimes translated incorrectly as leprosy) a medical ailment or a spiritual one?
The Tanakh speaks of several instances of people afflicted by Tzaraat. What causes this condition?