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the area is treated as half and half with regard to withdrawing into his property before rebuilding the wall; he may build the wall 4 cubits from the middle of that space.
The stones of the fallen wall, its wood, and its dust, transmit impurity like a creeping animal, i.e., one who touches them becomes impure like one who touches a creeping animal, as it is stated: “And you shall not bring an abomination into your house, and be accursed like it; you shall detest it
R' Akiva says: Those items transmit impurity like a menstruating woman, as it is stated: “You will put them far away as a menstruating woman; you shall say to it: Go away” (Isaiah 30:22). Just as a menstruating woman transmits impurity by carrying, as one who moves a menstruating woman, even witho
Talmud: The Mishnah teaches that one must rebuild his wall at a distance from the house of idol worship. The Talmud asks: But how may one do so? Isn’t he creating more space for the house of idol worship? Rav Ḥanina of Sura said: This is not a problem, as he converts the empty space into a latrine
Since the Mishnah teaches that no wall may be built in that space, the latrine is apparently not enclosed. The Talmud asks: But doesn’t a latrine need to be in a place of modesty? The Talmud answers: This is not a problem, as he converts it into a latrine for nighttime, when no one can see him.