Ep 13. Tazria-Metzora: What Does Childbirth Have In Common With Leprosy?

Parsha Lab from Aleph Beta

In this weeks double parsha, Tazria-Metzora, we learn about the different ways that one can became “tamei,” spiritually impure -- such as giving birth, to someone who has contracted leprosy. But how do these radically different ways of becoming tamei actually connect? Are we meant to believe that the miracle of birth is similar to a plague of deformity? Join Rabbi Fohrman and Imu as they reexamine the text of this weeks parsha, and find thematic connections to explain how these strange laws are actually connected -- and never thing of tumah the same way again.