Commentary for Moed Katan 27:3
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> ושאר כל אדם מאי טעמא אסורין
AND ALL THOSE EMERGING FROM [A STATE OF RITUAL.] IMPURITY<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XI, 24-25, 28, 40 and Num. XIX, 19.');"><sup>4</sup></span> TO [BEGIN] THEIR PURIFICATION ARE ALLOWED [TO WASH THEIR GARMENTS]; BUT ALL OTHER MEN ARE FORBIDDEN. <big><b>GEMARA: </b></big>What is the reason that all other men are forbidden? - As we learned: 'Members of the ward on duty<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Mishmar, v. Glos. The priests and Levites were grouped in twenty-four wards to take their turn in the Temple. V. I Chron. XXIV, 1-19 (Priests) and 20-25 (Levites) . Cf. Neh. XII, 44-47 and XIII, 29-31.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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