Tamei Tamei Corresponding to the Nullification of Meah Brachos
Vechol Maaminim | April 27, 2025
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Tamei Tamei Corresponding to the Nullification of Meah Brachos

Vechol Maaminim | June 27, 2025

טמא וטמא יעטה שפם ועל פרוע יהיה וראשו” (מה יג) “יקרא

One of the sages of Yemen explained: Why was the metzora punished that he had to read in front of everyone “tamei tamei”? Because he failed to answer meah brachos a day, it was decreed that he should recite instead aloud טמא טמא– which is numerically equivalent to one hundred. (Sho’el Umeishiv Yalkut Midrashim)

טמא וטמא יעטה שפם ועל פרוע יהיה וראשו” (מה יג) “יקרא

One of the sages of Yemen explained: Why was the metzora punished that he had to read in front of everyone “tamei tamei”? Because he failed to answer meah brachos a day, it was decreed that he should recite instead aloud טמא טמא– which is numerically equivalent to one hundred. (Sho’el Umeishiv Yalkut Midrashim)

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