Derasha 2 on Acharei Mos 16:26

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 16:26

The Complete Passuk

וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַ אֶת־הַשָּׂעִיר֙ לַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔ל יְכַבֵּ֣ס בְּגָדָ֔יו וְרָחַ֥ץ אֶת־בְּשָׂר֖וֹ בַּמָּ֑יִם וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֖ן יָב֥וֹא אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Yoma 67b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yoma 67b
יכול משיצא חוץ לחומת עזרה מטמא ת"ל המשלח, אי המשלח יכול עד שיגיע לצוק ת"ל והמשלח — הא כיצד: משיצא חוץ לחומת ירושלים.

English: One might think impurity begins as soon as he leaves the azarah wall; the wording teaches that it begins only once he has left the wall of Yerushalayim.

Type of Learning

Boundary of tumah onset

What Is Learned

The garment-impurity of the sender takes effect from the moment he exits the walls of Yerushalayim, not earlier at the azarah and not only at the cliff.