Derasha 5 on Acharei Mos 17:15

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 17:15

The Complete Passuk

וְכׇל־נֶ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאכַ֤ל נְבֵלָה֙ וּטְרֵפָ֔ה בָּאֶזְרָ֖ח וּבַגֵּ֑ר וְכִבֶּ֨ס בְּגָדָ֜יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֛יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעֶ֖רֶב וְטָהֵֽר׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Toras Kohanim
וטמא עד הערב — מלמד שאינה מטמאה בגדים בתוך המעיים.

English: “And is tamei until evening” — teaches that the food does not render garments tamei while inside the intestines.

Type of Learning

No tumah from intestinal contents

What Is Learned

Once swallowed past the throat, the neveilah no longer conveys garment impurity from within the body.