Commentary for Yevamot 146:9

ואימא ממנו אי אתה מבעיר אבל אתה מבעיר שמן של קדש שנטמא לאו קל וחומר הוא ומה מעשר הקל אמרה תורה לא בערתי ממנו בטמא קדש חמור לא כ"ש

and at the school of R. Ishmael it was taught that the unclean and the clean may eat together even on the same table, and the same plate, and no precautions need be taken. Thus the All Merciful stated, 'That, concerning which I told you there, Thou shalt eat it within thy gates,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XV, 22. ');">²⁰</span> you may not eat here'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Only there may the clean eat though the unclean had touched the plate and caused the defilement of the food, but not here in the case of the second tithe. ');">²¹</span> 'That these laws do not apply to terumah'. Whence do we derive this? — R. Abbahu replied in the name of R. Johanan: Scripture stated, Neither have I burnt thereof, being unclean,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXVI, 24. ');">²²</span>

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