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Rambam In-Depth November 14, 2023 8 min

Rambam In-Depth | What is the Mitzvah of the Impurity of a Metzorah?

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A Rambam In-Depth look at the complex laws around skin lesions and purification in the Torah.

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Introducing the laws of skin lesions and the debate between Rambam and Ramban on the mitzvah. - 00:00

The obligation to visit a Cohen nowadays and issues around establishing priestly lineage. - 03:56

More analysis on Rambam’s view on whether the declaration itself makes one impure. - 05:24

Examining the practical implication of these laws and what the mitzvah entails even without obligation. - 07:57

In this class

  1. 0:00Introducing the laws of skin lesions and the debate between Rambam and Ramban on the mitzvah.
  2. 3:56The obligation to visit a Cohen nowadays and issues around establishing priestly lineage.
  3. 5:24More analysis on Rambam's view on whether the declaration itself makes one impure.
  4. 7:57Examining the practical implication of these laws and what the mitzvah entails even without obligation.

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