Derasha 4 on Bereishis 2:6

TT #76 · Parashas Bereishis · Second Aliyah · Passuk 6

Complete Passuk

וְאֵ֖ד יַֽעֲלֶ֣ה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה אֶֽת־כָּל־פְּנֵ֥י הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Yerushalmi Shabbos 2:6 (verified).

Core Text

Core Textתַּנְיָא, אָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן דָּמוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְאֵד יַעֲלֶה מִן הָאָרֶץ, וּגְרָמָה לוֹ חַוָּה מִיתָה, לְפִיכָךְ מָסְרוּ מִצְוַת נִדָּה לָאִשָּׁה.
English of Core Text: It was taught: Adam the first man is the blood of the world, as it is said “And a mist (ed) went up from the earth,” and Chavah caused death to him; therefore they transmitted the mitzvah of niddah to the woman.
On the daf / in context: Parallel midrash: “ed” is linked to blood (dam), making Adam the “blood of the world”; the mitzvah of niddah is given to women for the same reason.
Type of Learning: Custom (juxtaposition → mitzvah of niddah)
What Is Learned: Adam is the blood of the world; therefore women observe the mitzvah of niddah.