Jewish%20thought for Yoma 35:17

ולא כל דברים המביאין לידי טומאה לאתויי מאי לאתויי הא דת"ר חמשה דברים מביאים את האדם לידי טומאה ואלו הן השום

ON THE EVE OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT IN THE MORNING: A Tanna taught: Also the he-goats. Why has our Tanna not taught he-goats? - Since they are meant for sin[-offerings], he might feel discouraged. If it be so: does not a bullock,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XVI, 6, 11.');">¹⁹</span> too, come for a sin[-offering]? - Since that comes for himself and his brethren the priests, [there is this advantage] that if there be one among his brethren the priests with whom there is something the matter, he would know it and bring him back to repentance, but would he know that with all Israel? Rabina said: This is what the popular proverb means: If your sister's son has been appointed a constable, look out that you pass not before him in the street.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because he knows all your affairs and he may blackmail you.');">²⁰</span> THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN DAYS THEY DID NOT WITHHOLD etc. It has been taught: R'Judah B'Nakussa said: One fed him [cakes] of fine flour and eggs in order to produce [speedy] elimination. They answered him: Thus you will induce the more excitement.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With the danger of pollution, which would unfit him for the service on the Day of Atonement, on the morrow.');">²¹</span> It has been taught: Symmachus said in the name of R'Meir: One does not feed him either A'B'Y,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Mnemonic signs, explained below.');">²²</span> and some say, neither A'B'B'Y,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Mnemonic signs, explained below.');">²²</span> and some say neither white wine. Neither A'B'Y, i.e., neither Ethrog [citron], nor Bezim [eggs], nor Yayin yashan [old wine]. And, according to others, no A'B'B'Y, i.e., neither Ethrog, nor Bezim, nor Bassar shamen [fat meat], nor Yayin yashan, some say neither white wine because white wine induces levitical impurity in man.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Causing sex excitement and thus possible pollution.');">²³</span> - Our Rabbis taught: To one afflicted with gonorrhoea one assigns food or too many kinds of food as the cause<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That benefit of the doubt will have this advantage for him: If it were due to his usual illness, he would have to count seven days from the day it happened before he would be pure again, but now he can continue his original count.');">²⁴</span> of an attack of gonorrhoea. Eleazar B'Phinehas says in the name of R'Judah B'Bathyra: One does not feed him<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' During the time when he examines himself to make sure there has been no recurrent attack of gonorrhoea.');">²⁵</span> either H'G'B'Y or G'B'M, or any other thing that induces impurity. Neither H'G'B'Y, i.e., neither Halab [milk], nor Gebinah [cheese], nor Bezah, nor Yayin: nor G'B'M, i.e., neither megrisen shel pul [soup of pounded beans] , nor Basar shamen,, nor Muries.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A brine or pickle containing fish-hash and sometimes wine (Jast.) .');">²⁶</span> 'Nor any other matters [foods] that induce impurity' - What is that meant to include? - It is meant to include what our Rabbis taught: Five things induce impurity in man, they are as follows: garlic,

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