Chapter 9, Mishna 7

When are two connected pieces considered one?
Is the partially severed limb considered part of the animal?
What is meant by “Tevul Yom”?
Does a handle transmit impurity to attached food?
Can a handle make attached food susceptible to impurity?
Can something become susceptible to impurity before intent?
Does intention need to come before susceptibility?
Can slaughter blood make food susceptible before intention?
Must liquid contact happen after intention?
Why do the endives need liquid again?
Why does Rabbi Shimon reject slaughter blood?
Why does Rabbi Meir accept slaughter blood?
What is the relevance of a cucumber in this case?
Does the cucumber’s attachment to the ground purify it?
Can impurity spread from the outside to the inside?
Can one branch act as a handle for another branch?
Can impurity spread from the attached branch to the detached branch?
Can half a stone act as a handle for the other half?
What verse teaches that a severed limb is impure?
How does slaughter change a tereifa’s impurity status?
What two laws does “min habehema” teach?
Why does a limb cause impurity but flesh does not?
What distinguishes a limb from flesh?
Why do sinews and bones matter?
Why doesn’t living flesh cause impurity?

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