Commentary for Zevachim 43:14

א"ר ירמיה אמר ריש לקיש מי מקוה כשירים למי כיור

[these are permitted] even in the mass,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even if the whole mikweh consists of these, it is fit, whereas Resh Lakish permits them only to make up the prescribed quantity.');">¹⁸</span> for surely it was taught: R'Simeon B'Gamaliel said: You may perform immersion in whatever originates in the water; while R'Isaac B'Abdimi said: You may perform immersion in the eye of a fish!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A huge fish whose eye had dissolved in its socket.');">¹⁹</span>

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