Zevachim 15: Who is Unfit?

The rabbis continue to discuss their thought about when an offering or the blood from the slaughtered and is brought with an intention that disqualifies the offering from sacrifice.  Part of today's daf brings us to our next Mishna, which teaches:

• if a non-priest collected the sacrifice's blood
• of if  priest who was an occur corner (one who's loved one is not yet buried)
• one who is ritually impure - has immersed but is waiting for night
• one who has not yet brought an atonement offering, a zav or leper after seven days of purification,
• a priest without his special clothing
• one who did not wash hands and feet in water in the basin before performing the Temple service, 
• an uncircumcised priest
• a ritually impure priest
• or if the one who collected blood is sitting or standing on vessels of the temple - or on animals or on another person's feet

In all of these cases, the offering is deemed to be unfit.

The Gemara tells us that a priest who is no qualified to collect or give the sacrifice is 'kosher' by calling on the story earlier in the Torah narrative when we read, "Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the sacred items of the children of Israel” (Leviticus 22:2). The rabbi suggest who is meant to be excluded through this verse.  Who is included when we speak of some people removing themselves?  Impure priests? Women and children? Gentiles? Those with blemishes?

Today was just Shabbat Itanu, a shabbat that celebrates inclusion.  Very telling that today's daf focused on how we decide who should be excluded.