Reference for Temurah 24:31

רצה עפר למטה רצה עפר למעלה

in a vessel.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Implying that the water was poured directly into the vessel and not on the ashes, and that if the ashes were put first in the vessel prior to the water, the water would not be ritually fit for the purpose.');">²⁴</span>

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