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tazria and gives birth to a male. The word “
tazria” literally means “causes seeding”, so the apparent meaning is “causes pregnancy”. Still, the meaning is not clear regarding a woman. Does a woman “cause” seeding or pregnancy? This word also seems superfluous, since a woman cannot give birth without first being pregnant.
Any explanation for the meaning of “
tazria” will need to take into account the statement in tractate
Nida (32b) that a woman will give birth to a male only when the first one to “
mazria” is the woman, not the man. Rabbi Baruch Shalom Ashlag explained (in
Beracha Veshalom, volume 2, page 443) that a seed has to partially decompose before it can germinate new life. Thus, the inner meaning of “causing seeding” is to cause decay that allows renewal. The “woman” within each person refers to the desires within each person to receive for himself or herself. (Even for nuts and bolts, the female element is the receiving element – t