How did the Kohen take the blood of the Asham?
Yoma,61b: "Velakach" similar to"Venasan"- with his hand- and not with a K'li.
What is the definition of "T'nuch Ozen"?
Rashi and Targum Yonasan: "T'nuch Ozen" is the middle section (the cartilage) of the ear. 1
Targum Onkelos: It is the top part of the ear.
See Sifra,which learns from the fact that the Torah adds a 'Nun' that it cannot mean inside the ear, and that, despite the word "Al", it cannot on the tip of the ear but on the middle part of the ear. See Torah Temimah, notes 73-75.
What is the definition of "Bohen Yado" and "Bohen Raglo"?
Rashi and Targum Onkelos: They are 'the thumb' and 'the big toe', respectively.
Targum Yonasan and Sifra: They are 'the middle joint of the hand' and 'the middle joint of the foot',respectively.
What does a Mitaher do if he does not have a right thumb, a right big toe or a right T'nuch Ozen?
Nega'im, 14:9: A Mitaher who does not have any one of these can never become Tahor. 1
See Torah Temimah, note 76.
What is the significance of the three locations on which the blood and the oil is placed?
Oznayim la'Torah: The ear, which represents listening to Hashem, is the key to the entire body 1
See Oznayim la'Torah, DH Al-T'nuch Ozen" #2, who cites a number of sources in support of this concept and elaborates.
As the Pasuk writes in Mishlei, 28:9 "When someone removes his ears from listening to the Torah, his Tefilah too, is an abomination".
See Oznayim la'Torah, DH Al-T'nuch Ozen" #2, who cites a number of sources in support of this concept.
What is the connection between a Metzora who is becoming Tahor and the Aharon and his sons during the Shiv'as Yemei ha'Milu'im, with both of whom this strange Avodah
Oznayim la'Torah: Both of them were in the proces of rising to a higher level
Oznayim la'Torah: Perhaps that is why the Metzora requires also the Log of oil to be added to the blood on theethumb and the big toe
The Torah teaches only about putting blood on the Mitaher. What is the source to collect blood in a Kli and put it on the Mizbe'ach?
Moshav Zekenim: "Ka'Chatas ha'Asham" returns it to the Klal of Ashamos (other than the Chidushim written about it).
