EXTRA 2 on Metzora 15:20–22

Side-ring EXTRA · Rashi on extended midras

Source

Rashi on Vayikra 15:23 (commenting on the continuation that still governs the same midras of 15:20–22).

Core Text

Core Text
וְאִם עַל הַמִּשְׁכָּב הוּא — הַשּׁוֹכֵב אוֹ הַיּוֹשֵׁב עַל מִשְׁכָּבָהּ אוֹ עַל מוֹשָׁבָהּ אֲפִלּוּ לֹא נָגַע בָּהּ, אַף הוּא בְּדַת טֻמְאָה הָאֲמוּרָה בַּמִּקְרָא הָעֶלְיוֹן, שֶׁטָּעוּן כִּבּוּס בְּגָדִים.

English: “And if it is on the bed” — one who lies or sits on her bed or on her seat, even without touching her, is under the same impurity stated in the preceding verses, which require laundering of clothes.

Type of Learning

Midras without direct contact

What Is Learned

Rashi makes explicit what 15:20–22 already imply: pressure on her midras articles conveys impurity even without touching her body.