Derasha 281 on Vayikra 13:52

TT #281 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 52

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וְשָׂרַ֨ף אֶת־הַבֶּגֶ֜ד א֥וֹ אֶת־הַשְּׁתִ֣י א֣וֹ אֶת־הָעֵ֗רֶב בַּצֶּמֶר אוֹ בַפִּשְׁתִּ֔ים אוֹ אֶת־כָּל־כְּלִ֣י הָע֔וֹר אֲשֶׁר־יִֽהְיֶ֥ה ב֖וֹ הַנָּ֑גַע כִּֽי־צָרַ֤עַת מַמְאֶ֨רֶת֙ הִ֔וא בָּאֵ֖שׁ תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃

English: undefined

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Yevamos 103b for the minimum cloth patch that can transmit impurity.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yevamos 103b
וְשָׂרַף אֶת־הַבֶּגֶד. תַּנְיָא, מַטְלִית שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהּ שָׁלֹשׁ עַל שָׁלֹשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין בָּהּ כַּזַּיִת, כֵּיוָן שֶׁנִּכְנַס רֻבָּהּ לְבֵית טָהוֹר טִמְּאַתּוֹ

English: A cloth patch measuring three fingerbreadths by three fingerbreadths can transmit impurity even though it is smaller than an olive in volume: if most of it enters a pure house, it renders the house impure.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

A cloth patch measuring three fingerbreadths by three fingerbreadths can qualify under the relevant rule even when it is smaller than an olive in volume.