Jewish%20thought for Sotah 54:8

בו ביום דרש ר' עקיבא (במדבר לה, ה) ומדותם מחוץ לעיר את פאת קדמה אלפים באמה וגו' ומקרא אחר אמר (במדבר לה, ד) מקיר העיר וחוצה אלף אמה סביב

I.E. TO MAKE OTHERS UNCLEAN. THIS TEACHES THAT A LOAF WHICH IS UNCLEAN IN THE SECOND DEGREE,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The vessel becomes unclean first and then defiles the loaf in it. ');">¹³</span> MAKES [WHATEVER IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH] UNCLEAN IN THE THIRD DEGREE. R. JOSHUA SAID: WHO WILL REMOVE THE DUST FROM THINE EYES, R. JOHANAN B. ZAKKAI, SINCE THOU SAYEST THAT ANOTHER GENERATION IS DESTINED TO PRONOUNCE CLEAN A LOAF<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Even in holy food like that of the heave-offering.] ');">¹⁴</span>

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