Derasha 310 on Vayikra 13:59

TT #310 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 59

The Complete Passuk

זֹ֠את תּוֹרַ֨ת נֶֽגַע־צָרַ֜עַת בֶּ֥גֶד הַצֶּ֣מֶר א֣וֹ הַפִּשְׁתִּ֗ים א֤וֹ הַשְּׁתִי֙ א֣וֹ הָעֵ֔רֶב א֖וֹ כָל־כְּלִ֣י־עוֹר לְטַֽהֲר֖וֹ א֥וֹ לְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃

English: This is the law of the lesion of tzaraas in a garment of wool or linen, in warp or woof, or in any leather article, to declare it clean or impure.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:59

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the application of the priestly ruling outside the Land of Israel.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
וכשם שמצוה בארץ כך מצוה בחוצה לארץ.

English: Just as the mitzvah applies in the Land of Israel, so it applies outside the Land as well.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The duty to make the correct ruling on the article’s status applies both in the Land of Israel and in the Diaspora.