Commentary for Sotah 54:9

אי אפשר לומר אלף אמה שכבר נאמר אלפים אמה ואי אפשר לומר אלפים אמה שכבר נאמר אלף אמה הא כיצד אלף אמה מגרש ואלפים אמה תחום השבת

WHICH IS UNCLEAN IN THE THIRD DEGREE ON THE GROUND THAT THERE IS NO TEXT IN THE TORAH ACCORDING TO WHICH IT IS UNCLEAN!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' (Even in common food.) ');">¹⁵</span> IS NOT R. AKIBA THY PUPIL?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [He was not the pupil of R. Johanan b. Zakkai, but of his disciple R. Eliezer b. Hyrcanus, yet he is so described on account of his eminence. (Maim.).] ');">¹⁶</span>

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