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Derasha 36 on Vayikra 12:4

TT #36 · 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 sit out thirty-three days in the blood of purification; she shall touch no sacred thing and shall not enter the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.

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

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Zevachim 32b.

E-Daf — Zevachim 32b · Shas.org

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 32b
אָמַר עוּלָּא אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: טָמֵא שֶׁהִכְנִיס יָדוֹ לִפְנִים – לוֹקֶה. שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״בְּכׇל קֹדֶשׁ לֹא תִגָּע וְגוֹ׳״ – מַקִּישׁ בִּיאָה לִנְגִיעָה; מָה נְגִיעָה בְּמִקְצָת שְׁמָהּ נְגִיעָה, אַף בִּיאָה בְּמִקְצָת שְׁמָהּ בִּיאָה.

English: Ulla said in the name of Reish Lakish: an impure person who inserted his hand inside is liable for lashes. The comparison teaches that just as partial touching is considered touching, partial entry is considered entry.

Type of Learning

Textual comparison

What Is Learned

Even partial entry into the Sanctuary is treated as entry for the prohibition.

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