Derasha 31 on Vayikra 12:4

TT #31 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 4

The Complete Passuk

וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים יוֹם֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים תֵּשֵׁ֖ב בִּדְמֵ֣י טָהֳרָ֑ה בְּכָל־קֹ֣דֶשׁ לֹֽא־תִגָּ֗ע וְאֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תָבֹ֔א עַד־מְלֹ֖את יְמֵ֥י טָהֳרָֽהּ׃

English: She shall remain thirty-three days in the blood of her purification; she shall touch no consecrated thing and shall not enter the sanctuary until her days of purification are completed.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 12:4

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Yevamos 75a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yevamos 75a
בְּכׇל קֹדֶשׁ — לְרַבּוֹת [אֶת] הַתְּרוּמָה!

English: “Every holy thing” — to include terumah.

Type of Learning

Textual inclusion

What Is Learned

The phrase “every holy thing” is read broadly enough to include terumah within the restriction during the purification period; the following units explain how the term “touch” is interpreted.