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Parsha Mitzvot: Tazria: Mitzvah 172 - Concept 448 |
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Written by Machberes Avodas Hashem
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“Then he shall shave himself, but he shall not shave the nesek; and the Kohen shall quarantine the nesek for a second seven-day period (Vayikra 13:33).”The Metzorah must not shave signs of impurity in his hair (Rambam,
Hilchot Tumat Tzara’at - The Laws of Impurity Through Tzara’at).
The Gimel of “v’hitgalach,” is written very large in the Toorah to hint to the three people who are obligated to shave: a Nazir, Metzorah, and the leviim. (Ba’al ha-Turim)
Shaving can be an expression of achieving a new and more elevated status. The Metzorah is not permitted to shave his Nesek because one cannot achieve an elevated status by hiding his faults.
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