When anyone has a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to the priest. The general regulation for confirmed defiling skin disease: the person must be brought to the priest. The requirement to bring the diseased person rather than allowing them to remain isolated at home communicates the community's responsibility for managing the clean/unclean status of its members. The disease that affects one person's ritual status affects the community's ritual life: the community cannot ignore the condition of any of its members.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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