An entire chapter is devoted to ritual impurity from ordinary bodily functions. Purity law here covers the mundane biological realities of daily life, not just dramatic sin. Nothing about being human, in this system, falls outside the reach of ritual...
Legal & Ethicalכי יהיה זב WHEN THERE BE A RUNNING ISSUE — One might think if there be a running issue from any portion of his body (e. g., ear, nose) he shall be unclean! Therefore it states מבשרו “from his flesh" (i.e. from some part of his flesh) and not from al...
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