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And the Rabbis prohibit separating ḥalla in this manner.
And it is taught in a baraita that R' Eliezer even allows the ritually pure dough placed in the middle to be as large as an egg-bulk, even though dough of that size is susceptible to the halakhot of ritual impurity.
The Talmud now explains the reasoning of those who tried to prove from here that R' Eliezer is of the opinion that second-degree ritual impurity cannot impart third-degree ritual impurity upon non-sacred items: They assumed that both this Mishnah and this baraita are referring to cases where the dou
Based on these assumptions the Talmud explains how these authorities understood the tannaitic dispute: What, is it not clear that R' Eliezer and the Rabbis disagree with regard to the following matter: One Sage, R' Eliezer, holds that an item of second-degree impurity cannot impart third-degree imp
And one Sage, i.e., the Rabbis, holds that an item of second-degree impurity can impart third-degree ritual impurity to non-sacred items. They therefore prohibit placing an egg-bulk of dough in the middle, as it will assume second-degree impurity status, which, in their opinion, can impart third-d