Derasha 196 on Vayikra 11:33

TT #196 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 33

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

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “It shall become impure”: Rabbi Akiva derives that the impure food can transmit impurity onward, teaching the rule of a second degree of impurity transmitting to a third.

Source Citation

Sotah 27b.

E-Daf.com — Sotah 27b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

יִטְמָא. דָּרַשׁ רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, כָּל אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹכוֹ יִטְמָא, טָמֵא לֹא נֶאֱמַר אֶלָּא יִטְמָא, לְטַמֵּא אֲחֵרִים, לִמֵּד עַל כִּכָּר שֵׁנִי שֶׁמְּטַמֵּא אֶת הַשְּׁלִישִׁי.

Type of Learning

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

What Is Learned

Rabbi Akiva derives the applicable second-to-third degree rule.

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