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A ladleful of corpse-dust.
The Gemora asks: And what is its size? Chizkiyah said: A palmfull. Rabbi Yochanan said: A handfull. It has been taught in a braisa: The ladleful of corpsedust mentioned is from the base of the fingers and upwards; these are the words of Rabbi Meir.
The Sages say: A handfull. Now, Rabbi Yochanan at least agrees with the Sages; but with whom does Chizkiyah agree, neither with Rabbi Meir, nor with the Sages?
The Gemora answers: They say: A palmfull and from the joints of the fingers and upwards is the same measure.
We explore the development of Halacha and the intersection of Qumran texts…regarding laws of Tuma’h.
The pathology of human decomposition is also reviewed.