Derasha 5 on Metzora 15:31

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:31

The Complete Passuk

וְהִזַּרְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִטֻּמְאָתָ֑ם וְלֹ֤א יָמֻ֙תוּ֙ בְּטֻמְאָתָ֔ם בְּטַמְּאָ֥ם אֶת־מִשְׁכָּנִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּתוֹכָֽם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

בְּטַמְּאָם אֶת מִשְׁכָּנִי — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהֵם טְמֵאִים, שְׁכִינָה בֵּינֵיהֶם.

English: “By defiling My Mishkan” — this teaches that even though they are impure, the Shechinah is among them.

Type of Learning

Shechinah amid impurity

What Is Learned

Chazal explain the severity of the warning: the Shechinah remains among Israel even in their impurity, so defilement of the Mishkan is a direct affront to the Divine Presence still in their midst.

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