ט ואמר שמואל אין תרומת חוצה לארץ אסורה אלא במי שהטומאה יוצאה עליו מגופו והני מילי באכילה אבל בנגיעה לית לן בה
9 and a priest who is a minor,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The woman herself being unclean through an uncleanness which issues from the body, and therefore only a minor but not an adult priest may eat it. And even an adult priest, if he bathes and purifies himself from pollution is considered as a minor in this respect. Another reason why it says 'a minor' is because a minor is not subject to pollution and thus did not become unclean. Still another reason is because hallah can be of a small quantity which is only sufficient for a minor, as the expression later on 'on the point of a shovel' indicates.');"><sup>17</sup></span> eats it; and if there is not a priest who is a minor, she takes it on the point of the shovel<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Avoiding direct contact, for we are endeavouring as far as possible to prevent her touching it (Rashi) . Tosaf. observes that this refers to a baker's shovel used in order to place it more easily in the oven and in the fire, for if according to Rashi's explanations the difficulty arises that coming into direct contact, as we are taught above, is not forbidden at all.');"><sup>18</sup></span> and throws it in the oven, and then separates other hallah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This implies that where there is a minor who is a priests we do not demand the separation of two hallahs. In places, however, near the Holy Land, two hallahs are required to be separated, one for the fire and the other for the priest.');"><sup>19</sup></span>