Commentary for Bekhorot 53:21

אין תרומת חוצה לארץ אסורה אלא במי שהטומאה יוצאה עליו מגופו

eats it; and if there is not a priest who is a minor, she takes it on the point of the shovel<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Avoiding direct contact, for we are endeavouring as far as possible to prevent her touching it (Rashi) . Tosaf. observes that this refers to a baker's shovel used in order to place it more easily in the oven and in the fire, for if according to Rashi's explanations the difficulty arises that coming into direct contact, as we are taught above, is not forbidden at all.');">¹⁸</span>

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