Die weißen Tage oder warum die Frau immer noch als "unrein" gilt, nachdem ihre Unreinheit aufgehört hat

Abstract

This article compares three versions of a rabbinic story dealing with the so called impurity of women during the menstruation and its biblical roots. Since rabbinic stories do not stand on their own but are always used to illustrate an argument made in the context in which they are transmitted, be it talmudic or midrashic, special attention is paid to the specific function the story has in each of the studied contexts.