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let the jug itself serve as a barrier. It should not be susceptible to impurity in this case, as an earthenware vessel does not contract impurity if its exterior is exposed to impurity. Rather, one must say that its opening faces inward, and it is rendered impure because the impurity enters throu
The Talmud raises another objection to the assumption that an item for which there is a use does not reduce the dimensions of a window, even if is not susceptible to impurity, from a baraita (Tosefta, Oholot 14:6): With regard to grass that one plucked and placed in a window or that grew on its own
The Talmud proceeds to challenge Shmuel’s ruling from each of the cases of the baraita. The Talmud asks: But according to Shmuel, who says that an item that has a use is not considered part of the window and does not reduce the dimensions of the space, grass is fit for consumption by one’s animal,
The baraita teaches: Or grass that grew on its own also reduces the dimensions of the window. The Talmud asks: But since the grass damages the wall, the owner will remove it. Therefore, it should not serve as a barrier to impurity. Rabba says: This is referring to a wall of a ruin, whose structu
The Talmud further asks: Why do scraps of fabric reduce the dimensions of the window? After all, they are fit for patching a tear in a garment. The Talmud answers: This is referring to thick scraps, which are unsuitable for patching. The Talmud challenges: Nevertheless, they are fit for a bloodlett