Commentary for Zevachim 211:5
תנו רבנן השורף מטמא בגדים ולא המצית את האור מטמא בגדים ולא המסדר את המערכה מטמא בגדים ואיזהו השורף המסייע בשעת שריפה
Said Abaye to him: Perhaps they disagree whether the ground must slope?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Possibly R. Eliezer b. Jacob too admits that ashes must first be placed there, but he adds that the place must slope too. - Abaye's suggestion is unrefuted.');"><sup>4</sup></span> Our Rabbis taught: He who burns [the bullocks] defiles [his] garments, but he who kindles the fire does not defile [his] garments, nor does he who arranges the pile defile [his] garments.
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