Zevachim 106A

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so too here, the bull and goat of Yom Kippur are burned east of Jerusalem.

But according to the Rabbis, then, where outside Jerusalem do they burn them? The Talmud responds: As it is taught in a baraita: Where are the bulls and goats burned? They are burned north of Jerusalem, outside of the 3 camps. R' Yosei HaGelili says: They are burned on the place of the ashes, wh

Rava said: Who is the tanna who disagrees with R' Yosei HaGelili? It is R' Eliezer ben Yaakov, as it is taught in a baraita: The verse states with regard to bulls that are burned: “Where the ashes are poured out [shefekh hadeshen] shall it be burned” (Leviticus 4:12). This teaches that ashes must be

Abaye said to Rava: Perhaps they disagree only about whether the place must slope, but R' Eliezer ben Yaakov agrees that it must be the place where the ashes from the altar were deposited.

§ A baraita states: The verse states with regard to the bull and goat of Yom Kippur: “And he who burns them shall wash his garments” (Leviticus 16:28). This teaches that only the one who burns them renders his garments impure, but the one who kindles the fire does not render his garments impure, and