Reeh 15:22 · unit 3

TT #359 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:22

The Complete Passuk

בִּשְׁעָרֶ֕יךָ תֹּאכְלֶ֕נּוּ הַטָּמֵ֤א וְהַטָּהוֹר֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כַּצְּבִ֖י וְכָאַיָּֽל׃

Within your gates you shall eat it, the unclean and the clean together, as the gazelle and as the deer.

Chabad.org — 15:22

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yevamos.

Sefaria — Yevamos

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תֹּאכְלֶנּוּ הַטָּמֵא וְהַטָּהוֹר וגו׳ – כָּאן הַטָּמֵא וְהַטָּהוֹר אוֹכְלִין בִּקְעָרָה אַחַת וְאֵין חוֹשְׁשִׁין אֲבָל לֹא בִּתְרוּמָה, מִכָּאן לְטָהוֹר שֶׁאָכַל תְּרוּמָה טְמֵאָה עוֹבֵר בַּעֲשֵׂה.

English: "You shall eat it, the unclean and the clean..." — Here the unclean and the clean may eat from one dish without concern, but not with regard to terumah; from here we learn that a pure person who eats impure terumah violates a positive commandment.

On the daf / in context: The special leniency granted to a blemished firstborn highlights, by contrast, the stricter rule that governs terumah.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Yevamos) — impure terumah may not be eaten by a pure person.

What Is Learned

A pure person who eats impure terumah violates a positive commandment; the leniency of a blemished firstborn does not apply to terumah.