Derasha 2 on Metzora 15:32

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:32

The Complete Passuk

זֹ֥את תּוֹרַ֖ת הַזָּ֑ב וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֛נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זֶ֖רַע לְטׇמְאָה־בָֽהּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to R’ Yochanan.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַזָּב — אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: הַכֹּל צְרִיכִים דַּעַת חוּץ מִמְּחֻסְּרֵי כַּפָּרָה.

English: “This is the Torah of the zav” — R’ Yochanan said: All [offerings] require the owners’ knowledge/consent except those who lack kapparah (mechusei kapparah).

Type of Learning

Mechusei kapparah without da’as

What Is Learned

Chazal allow the offerings of a zav, zavah, metzora, and yoledes to be brought even without the owners’ explicit awareness, because these offerings enable re-entry to the Mikdash rather than atoning for a sin in the ordinary sense.