Derasha 4 on Metzora 15:24

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:24

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם֩ שָׁכֹ֨ב יִשְׁכַּ֤ב אִישׁ֙ אֹתָ֔הּ וּתְהִ֥י נִדָּתָ֖הּ עָלָ֑יו וְטָמֵ֣א ׀ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים וְכָל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ב אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁכַּ֥ב עָלָ֖יו יִטְמָֽא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Kiddushin 68a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּתְהִי נִדָּתָהּ עָלָיו — תַּנְיָא: מִנַּיִן לְנִדָּה שֶׁתָּפְסִי בָּהּ קִדּוּשִׁין? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וּתְהִי נִדָּתָהּ עָלָיו — אֲפִלּוּ בִּשְׁעַת נִדָּתָהּ תְּהֵא בָּהּ הֲוָיָה.

English: “And her niddah shall be upon him” — it was taught: From where [do we know] that kiddushin take effect with a niddah? Scripture teaches “and her niddah shall be upon him” — even at the time of her niddah there is [legal] existence/acquisition with respect to her.

Type of Learning

Kiddushin with a niddah

What Is Learned

Chazal derive that betrothal is effective even during niddah, despite the kares prohibition of relations.