Parashah Scavenger Hunt שְׁאֵלוֹת הַשָּׁבוּעַ
Welcome to Devash's Parashah Scavenger Hunt for Parashat Tazria!
Aliyah 1 (Vayikra 12:1-13:5)
- 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?
Aliyah 2 (Vayikra 13:6-17)
- 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?
Aliyah 3 (Vayikra 13:18-23)
- What מַכָּה (makkah, plague) from Egypt appears in this week’s parashah?
Aliyah 4 (Vayikra 13:24-28)
- If you get a burn, which colors might your skin turn if you have tzara’at?
Aliyah 5 (Vayikra 13:29-39)
- What special Hebrew word is used to describe tzara’at in someone’s hair or beard?
Aliyah 6 (Vayikra 13:40-54)
- Where must someone who has tzara’at live?
- What new color appears in this aliyah, that hasn’t yet come up in the parashah?
Aliyah 7 (Vayikra 13:55-59)
- What happens to clothing if the tzara’at reappears after it is cut out, and the clothing is washed and quarantined?
Look anywhere in the parashah to find the answer to these questions!
- 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
- Quarantine for seven days (13:4)
Aliyah 2
- 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)
Aliyah 3
- שְׁחִין (sh’hin, boils) (13:18-23)
Aliyah 4
- Reddish white or just white (13:24)
Aliyah 5
- נֶתֶק (netek) (13:30)
Aliyah 6
Aliyah 7
- It is burned (13:57)
From Anywhere in the parashah
- 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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