Chapter 9, Mishna 5

Which bones cause ritual impurity?
Why does touching these bones cause impurity?
What is the difference between human and sacrificial bones?
What is the relevance of an olive-bulk of flesh?
Does marrow heal flesh on a bone?
Why does perforation make the bone impure?
Why are bones treated like the forbidden meat they hold?
What makes a bone significant for transmitting impurity?
Why does scraping a thigh bone lengthwise make it impure?
Why does scraping it widthwise make it pure?
How does a palm tree show the difference?
Can two different types of impurity combine?
Are touching and overlying considered the same impurity?
Why does touching and overlying half an olive-bulk not cause impurity?
How does this case challenge the idea that they are one type of impurity?
Why does touching corpse dust cause impurity?
How can someone touch all the corpse dust?
Does “touching” corpse dust mean overlying it?
What makes a tent spread impurity?
Why does a corpse’s clothing or netting not block impurity?
What is the difference between the netting and the corpse’s clothing?
When does a small opening allow impurity to enter?

Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park

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