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it is made merely to align his steps and straighten his posture. He does not completely lean all his weight on it. Here, in the case of a wooden leg, it is made to lean on, and in fact he leans all his weight on it.
It was taught in the Mishnah that the supports of a zav and his chair are subject to ritual impurity imparted by treading, and one may not go out with them on Shabbat, and one may not enter into the Temple courtyard with them.
The tanna, who recited mishnayot before R' Yoḥanan, taught the opposite halakha in the Mishnah: One may enter into the Temple courtyard with them.
R' Yoḥanan said to him: I teach that a woman may perform ḥalitza with this support, as it has the legal status of a shoe in every sense, and you say that one may enter the Temple courtyard? Teach the Mishnah in the following manner: One may not enter into the Temple courtyard with them.
We learned in the Mishnah that loketamin are pure. The Talmud asks: What are loketamin? R' Abbahu said: They are wooden toys in the shape of a donkey one carried on the shoulders, creating the impression that the donkey is riding him. Rava bar Pappa said: They are stilts used to avoid getting di