Bring a proof from the beginning of this Sidra that the word "טומאה", usually translated as “unclean,” with the implication of some sort of blameworthiness, cannot always be right.
Can צרעת afflict animals?
Can צרעת ever come upon inanimate things?
What is the cure for צרעת? (Answer in one word.)
How come that someone can have צרעת yet not be quarantined? What does this prove?
Where is the usual “tit for tat” (the מדה כנגד מדה) in a person being afflicted with צרעת?
How many different types of צרעת does the Torah describe and what are they?
Once a person was certified as having צרעת, where did he or she live?
There is a disease existing today that is confused with צרעת. How did this confusion arise?
Nowadays, the phenomenon of צרעת does not exist. Why not, do you think and can you explain how this shows yet again that the fact that the Jewish People can be affected by צרעת is a special sign of closeness with HaShem? In other words, how does the fact that there is no צרעת today show that we are HaShem’s Chosen People?
Questions for Haftorah תזריע
The connexion between the Sidra and its Haftorah is really self-evident. The Sidra speaks of צרעת and the Haftorah tells of someone who had צרעת and was cured. Can you explain why as a matter of fact this connexion should not really be?
Who was Naamon?
Who was Gaychazi?
Was the Jewish king at the time of the events of the Haftorah a good, Torah-observant king or a non-observant king? Can you prove your answer?
What does the king assume when he gets the letter from the king of Arram?
Why does Elisha refuse the gifts that Naamon brought?
