page_title: Midras uncleanness
hierarchical_section_title: Midras uncleanness
caption_attribution_description: English: Woman in niddah state standing on elevator rug using her full body weight, thus rendering the rug a "midras tmeiah" (unpure midras). עברית: אשה בעת נדתה עומדת על שטיח בתוך מעלית, בכך שמה את רוב משקל גופה על השטיח והופכת אותו למדרס טמאה.
context_page_description: Midras uncleanness is one of the forms of ritual impurity in Judaism which can be transmitted by either an object or person. The term may be translated as pressure uncleanness.
  A midras is an object that can be a carrier of ritual impurity. Common objects that could potentially become unclean, and become a such midras object, include a chair, sofa, mattress, and rug. Once a person becomes unclean, he or she is categorized as a "father of uncleanliness".
context_section_description: Midras uncleanness (Hebrew: טומאת מדרס‎) is one of the forms of ritual impurity in Judaism which can be transmitted by either an object or person. The term may be translated as pressure uncleanness.
  A midras (lit. "trampled on" object) is an object that can be a carrier of ritual impurity. Common objects that could potentially become unclean, and become a such midras object, include a chair, sofa, mattress, and rug. Once a person becomes unclean, he or she is categorized as a "father of uncleanliness".
caption: Woman in niddah state standing on elevator rug using her full body weight, thereby rendering the rug a "midras tmeiah" (unpure midras)
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