Commentary for Pesachim 37:4

א"ל דלא לישתמיט תנא וליתני רביעי בתרומה וחמישי בקודש ונימא ר"ע היא ואנן אהכי ניקום ונסמוך

And shall we arise and rely upon this?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is merely a negative argument?');">⁶</span> [Thereupon] R'Ashi - others say, R'Kahana - went out, searched, and found the following which we learned: A utensil unites its contents in the case of sacred food,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If two pieces of sacred food are lying in a vessel, not touching each other, and an unclean object touches one piece, the other is defiled too, because the vessel makes them, both as one.');">⁷</span>

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