Reeh 12:05 · unit 2

TT #33 · Parashas Reeh · First Aliyah · Passuk 12:05

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֠י אִֽם־אֶל־הַמָּק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֨ר יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שָׁ֑ם לְשִׁכְנ֥וֹ תִדְרְשׁ֖וּ וּבָ֥אתָ שָֽׁמָּה׃

But only to the place that Hashem your God will choose from all your tribes to place His Name there; you shall seek His dwelling and come there.

Chabad.org — 12:05

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Chagigah.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה – תָּנוּ רַבָּנָן, טָמֵא פָּטוּר מֵרְאִיָּה בָּעֲזָרָה, דִּכְתִיב וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה וְהֵבֵאתֶם שָׁמָּה, כָּל שֶׁיֶּשְׁנוֹ בְּבִיאָה יֶשְׁנוֹ בְּהַבָּאָה וְכָל שֶׁאֵינוֹ בְּבִיאָה אֵינוֹ בְּהַבָּאָה.

English: “And come there” — The Sages taught: One who is tamei is exempt from the appearance obligation in the azarah, as it is written “and come there and you shall bring there” — whoever is included in the coming is included in the bringing, and whoever is not included in the coming is not included in the bringing.

On the daf / in context: The linkage of personal presence (“come”) with the bringing of offerings exempts one who cannot enter the azarah (because of impurity) from the mitzvah of re’iyah.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei / Bavli) — exempting the tamei from re’iyah.

What Is Learned

A person who is tamei is exempt from the obligation to appear in the azarah on the festivals.