Vayikra 5:17 · unit 7

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:17 · Unit 7 of 7

Complete Passuk

וְאִם־נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחֱטָא וְעָשְׂתָה אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְלֹא־יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם וְנָשָׂא עֲוֺנוֹ׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Kerisos.

Core Text
וְאָשֵׁם — אֵין מְבִיאִין אָשָׁם תָּלוּי עַל עֲשֵׂה וְעַל לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁבַּמִּקְדָּשׁ.

“And is guilty” — one does not bring asham talui for a positive or negative commandment of the sanctuary; only for doubt of a fixed chatas.

In the sugya: Doubts about sanctuary impurity follow their own path (the oleh ve-yored structure), not the asham talui. Asham talui is reserved for cases that would otherwise generate a fixed chatas.

Type of Learning

Hekesh to communal asham structure — sanctuary-tumah doubts excluded.

What Is Learned

Sanctuary impurity doubts follow their own oleh ve-yored path, not asham talui. The obligation of asham talui is limited to doubts that, if resolved toward guilt, would require a fixed chatas offering.