Commentary for Moed Katan 29:21

מנודין ומצורעין מה הן בתכבוסת ת"ש מנודין ומצורעין אסורין לספר ולכבס ש"מ

Hence sad they [the Sages], that men who are [affected] with flux,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XV, 2ff.');">⁴⁰</span> lepers, or such as [in error] consorted with their wife while in separation<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., within the forbidden period of menses. V. Lev. XV, 19, 24 and XX, 18.');">⁴¹</span> are allowed to read [Scripture] out of the Torah [Pentateuch], the Prophets or the Hagiographa<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because 'The sacred word is not subject to defilement'; besides, it cleanses the mind and heart.');">⁴²</span>

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