Quoting%20commentary for Rosh Hashanah 32:11
והלא דברים קל וחומר ומה טומאה חמורה כהנים מוזהרין ישראלים אינן מוזהרין טומאה קלה לא כל שכן אלא מה ת"ל ובנבלתם לא תגעו ברגל
Therefore it says, Say unto the priests the sons of Aaron;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXI, 1. The text continues, there shall none defile himself for the dead among his people.');"><sup>21</sup></span> [which shows that] the sons of Aaron are cautioned but ordinary Israelites are not cautioned. May we not then argue a fortiori: Seeing that in the case of a serious uncleanness,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That of a dead body.');"><sup>22</sup></span>
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