Derasha 187 on Vayikra 11:33

TT #187 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 33

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וְכָל־כְּלִי־חֶרֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל מֵהֶם אֶל־תּוֹכוֹ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹכוֹ יִטְמָא וְאֹתוֹ תִשְׁבֹּרוּ:

English: “And every earthen vessel”: this includes nether vessels, broken earthen vessels, and tents.

Toras Kohanim.

Wikisource — Sifra, Shemini, Chapter 7

Core Text

וְכָל כְּלִי חֶרֶשׂ. לְרַבּוֹת כְּלֵי נֶתֶר וּשְׁבָרֵי כְּלֵי חֶרֶשׂ, וּלְרַבּוֹת אֶת הָאֳהָלִים.

Textual inclusion — The Chazal derives the stated rule directly from the wording of the verse.

The earthenware rule includes the listed pottery forms and structures.