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and she descended to the mikveh and immersed for the sake of conversion, what is the halakha?
Once again, the Talmud explains the dilemma: If you say that we follow the moment of uprooting even though she can hold in the urine, nevertheless one can claim that this statement applies specifically to a Jewish woman, who is impure by Torah law. But with regard to a non-Jew zava, who is impure by
§ The Mishnah teaches that the emission of a zav and a seminal emission impart impurity in any amount. Shmuel says: In order for a zav to become ritually impure, he must experience a discharge substantial enough to cause a blockage of the tip of the penis, as it is stated: “And this shall be his i
The Talmud asks: But didn’t we learn in the Mishnah that the emission of a zav and a seminal emission impart impurity in any amount? The Talmud answers that Shmuel said his ruling in accordance with the statement of R' Natan, as it is taught in a baraita that R' Natan says in the name of R' Yishmae
The Talmud asks: What is the reason for the opinion of R' Yishmael, i.e., what is the source in the Torah for his ruling? The Talmud answers: His source is, as mentioned above, that the verse states: “And this shall be his impurity in his issue: Whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh b