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in a case where there is a row of standing men, from the house to be quarantined to the priest’s house, and they each say to the one standing next to him that the leprous mark remains standing unaltered.
§ After discussing the role of presumptive status in determining halakha, the Talmud discusses the role of the majority. From where is this matter that the rabbis stated: Follow the majority, derived? The Talmud is surprised at the question: From where do we derive it? Obviously, it is derived from
The Talmud explains: With regard to a majority that is quantifiable before us, For example: in the case of a piece of meat that was found on the street before 10 shops, 9 shops selling kosher meat and one shop selling non-kosher meat, one follows the majority and deems that piece kosher. Or when th
When the dilemma is raised to us it is in the case of a majority that is not quantifiable before us, For example: the case of a minor boy and a minor girl. If the boy entered into levirate marriage with the girl, it is permitted for them to remain married, and there is no concern that when they gr
R' Elazar said an answer to this question. Before presenting his answer, the Talmud cites a mnemonic for the names of the rabbis who address this question: Zayin, R' Elazar; mem, Mar, son of Ravina; nun, Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak; shin, Rav Sheshet; beit, Rabba bar Rav Sheila; ḥet, Rav Aḥa bar Ya