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The Talmud asks: And let us say that R' Akiva says that we learn from here that there is no ritual impurity of hands and vessels in the Temple, as the Mishnah says that the knife which touched the needle is also pure. Rav Yehuda said that Rav said, and some say that it was R' Yosei, son of R' Ḥanin
Rava said: But weren’t both decrees issued on the same day? As we learned in a Mishnah: The impurity of a Torah scroll and other sacred scrolls, and the impurity of hands that were not washed or immersed, and the impurity of one who immersed himself during that day, and the impurity of foods and ves
Rather, Rava said: Leave the impurity of the knife, as even outside the Temple in non-sacred circumstances it does not become impure. As in the case of this knife, what did it touch that could transmit impurity? If you say that it touched the meat, food does not transmit impurity to a vessel. If y
With regard to this needle, the Talmud asks: What is its impurity status? If we say that there is uncertainty with regard to the impurity of the needle, wasn’t it stated that there is a dispute between R' Elazar and R' Yosei, son of R' Ḥanina? One said: The rabbis did not issue a decree in the cas
Rav Yehuda said that Rav said: This is referring to a case where one lost a needle that became impure through contact with a person or vessel impure with ritual impurity imparted by a corpse. Since the needle is a metal utensil, it assumes the same degree of impurity as the source of its impurity,