Derasha 5 on Acharei Mos 18:19

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:19

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶל־אִשָּׁ֖ה בְּנִדַּ֣ת טֻמְאָתָ֑הּ לֹ֣א תִקְרַ֔ב לְגַלּ֖וֹת עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃

Torah Temima points to Yerushalmi Sanhedrin 7:7.

Core Text — Yerushalmi Sanhedrin

לא תקרב לגלות — היא בל תקרב היא בל תגלה.

English: “Do not approach to uncover” — she herself is forbidden both to approach and to uncover.

Woman equally bound

The niddah herself is commanded not to approach or uncover, parallel to the man.