Parashah Points: Tazria – Impurity After Childbirth?
This Parashah Points study examines Leviticus 12:1–8 and the ritual impurity associated with childbirth. It explains the difference between ritual impurity and sin, and shows how the purification sacrifice points to Yeshua’s atonement.
In Parashah Tazria, this teaching discusses the connection between sin and suffering. It examines the laws of tsara’at (leprosy), the role of the priest, and how Messiah heals and restores those afflicted by sin.
Leviticus 23 lists the Creator’s appointed times—Sabbath, Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Weeks (Pentecost), Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles. These festivals are God’s “appointed times” and sacred assemblies, not merely “Jewish holidays.” This Parashah Point explains the significance of each feast and shows how they reveal God’s plan of redemption and point to Messiah. Believers are encouraged to understand and honor these appointed times as part of God’s instruction for His people.
In this week’s Parashah Point on the Torah Portion called Vayikra, we do something a little different. There are many who find Leviticus boring and unnecessary in the modern world. So today, we want to look at why Leviticus matters, or should matter, to believers today.
Passover commemorates Israel’s deliverance from Egypt and points forward to Messiah. In this Parashah Point, we address common questions about observing Passover today. Exodus 12 commands Israel to observe this feast as a lasting ordinance and to memorialise the sacrifice of the lamb. We discuss whether believers today should slaughter a lamb and note that the Passover was originally a domestic festival without a temple or priest. The study encourages families to remember YHWH’s redemption through symbolic elements like unleavened bread and the cup.