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1)

(a)We have already learned that the Siman Tum'ah of Se'or Lavan is Metamei immediately, whereas Pisyon is not. Which second Chumra concerning the appearance, does Se'or Lavan have that Pisyon does not?

(b)How do we learn this from the Pasuk "u'Mar'eh ha'Nega Amok ... "?

(c)Which third leniency does Pisyon possess that Se'or Lavan does not?

2)

(a)On the other hand, which Chumra does Pisyon possess over Se'or Lavan concerning ...

1. ... Shi'ur (size)?

2. ... location?

(b)And what does the Tana mean when he says, with regard to the third Chumra (the second in the Mishnah) u'Metamei be'Chol ha'Nega'im ... . To which category of Nega'im does Se'or Lavan apply (see Tos. Yom-Tov)?

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3)

(a)Like Se'or Lavan, Michyah possesses the Chumra over Pisyon that it is Metamei immediately. Which other two Chumros does it possess that Pisyon does not?

(b)Regarding the latter, what does 'with any appearance' mean?

(c)And which three Chumros does Pisyon possess over Michyah?

(d)With regard to the two leniences of Michyah ...

1. ... what is its Shi'ur?

2. ... to which two categories of Nega'im is it confined (see Tos. Yom-Tov).

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4)

(a)The Mishnah now discusses the Chumros of Se'or Lavan over Michyah, and vice-versa. Which category of Nega'im are subject to Se'or Lavan but not to Michyah?

(b)It also applies whether it appears bi'Mechunas u'vi'Mefuzar, bi'Mevutzar ve'she'Lo bi'Mevutzar. In which of these two cases will Michyah be declared Tahor?

5)

(a)On the other hand, which categories of Nega are subject to Michyah but not to Se'or Lavan?

(b)Michyah also applies to Hafuchah and she'Lo Hafuchah. What does this mean?

(c)What is the Din regarding Se'or Lavan?

(d)What does Michyah prevent from becoming Tahor that Se'or Lavan does not?

(e)And which Chumra does it posses over Se'or Lavan regarding appearance?

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6)

(a)What does the Mishnah say about two white hairs in a Nega which are ...

1. ... black at the root and white at the tip?

2. ... white at the root and black at the tip?

(b)How do we learn this from the Pasuk "ve'Se'ar ba'Nega Hafach Lavan"?

(c)According to R. Meir there is no Shi'ur for the amount of hair that needs to have turned white. What does R. Shimon say?

(d)Like whom is the Halachah?

(e)What Shi'ur is nevertheless required?

7)

(a)What does the Tana say about ...

1. ... a single hair that is split on top?

2. ... a case where a Baheres contains two white hairs, and is also full of black hairs (see Tos. Yom-Tov)?

(b)Why is that?

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8)

(a)The Tana now discusses a case where a strip of flesh which extends from the Baheres, contains either two white hairs or a Michyah. How wide must the strip be to warrant discussion?

(b)What distinction does the Tana draw between whether there are two white hairs growing inside it or a Michyah?

(c)What will be the Din regarding Pisyon?

(d)What is the basis of the leniency regarding the Michyah?

9)

(a)On what condition does a strip of marked flesh that joins two Beharos combine the two to make up the Shi'ur Tum'ah?

(b)What are the ramifications of ...

1. ... this ruling?

2. ... the Mishnah's conclusion ve'Im La'av, Ein Mitztarfin?

(c)How will this latter ruling turn out to be a Chumra?

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10)

(a)According to the Tana Kama, if a Baheres measuring a G'ris contains a Michyah measuring a k'Adashah in which two white hairs are growing, which of two things will have to happen for the Kohen to declare the Metzora Tamei?

(b)What is the Shi'ur (in lentils) of ...

1. ... a Baheres?

2. ... a Michyah?

(c)On what grounds does R. Shimon disagree in the case where the Michyah disappears?

11)

(a)What do the Tana Kama and R. Shimon, respectively, hold in a similar case, but where the Baheres plus the Michyah measure a G'ris (see Tiferes Yisrael) and the white hairs are (not inside the Michyah but) inside the Baheres?

(b)What is R. Shimon's reason in this case?

(c)In which case does he concede to the Tana Kama that the Metzora is Tamei?

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12)

(a)What does the Mishnah say about a case similar to the one that it just discussed, but where the Baheres contains both a Michyah and Pisyon or Se'or Lavan and Pisyon?

(b)What exactly, is the case?

(c)What does R. Shimon say in this case?

13)

(a)What does the Tana say about a case where a Michyah on a Musgar disappeared in the middle of the week but reappeared by the end of the week ...

1. ... in the same spot?

2. ... in a different spot?

(b)And what does he say there where it both disappeared and reappeared after he declared the Metzora Tahor?

(c)On what condition does the Mishnah declare a Metzora whose Baheres became paler or more pronounced during the seven days of quarantine unchanged?

(d)What will he rule if this condition is not met?

14)

(a)If a Nega that measured more than a G'ris (see Tiferes Yisrael) during the first week, grows smaller during the second week of Hesger, and then returns to its former size, or vice-versa, the Chachamim declare him Tahor. Why is that?

(b)What will the Kohen say if this occurrs at the end of the first week?

(c)What does R. Akiva rule?

(d)What is his reason?

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15)

(a)If a Baheres the size of a G'ris spreads another half-G'ris in one direction but diminishes by the same amount in the opposite one, the Chachamim declare it Tahor. Why is that?

(b)What does R. Akiva say?

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16)

(a)The Chachamim issue the same ruling in a case where, after having declared the Baheres Tahor (see Tos. Yom-Tov), it spreads a ke'Geris-plus in one direction, but diminishes by the same amount in the opposite one. What does R. Akiva say there if this occurs ...

1. ... before the Kohen has declared it Tahor?

2. ... after the Kohen has declared it Tahor?

(b)What is the reason of ...

1. ... R. Akiva?

2. ... the Rabbanan?

17)

(a)If a Baheres measuring G'ris spreads by a G'ris-plus, and then after the Kohen has declared it Tahor, the original Nega disappears, R. Akiva rules that it is Tamei. Why is that?

(b)On what grounds do the Chachamim consider it a new Nega?

(c)What are the ramification of a new Nega?

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18)

(a)R. Akiva and the Rabbanan dispute a case where, after a Pisyon appears on a Baheres the size of a G'ris (which the Kohen has already declared Tahor [see Tos. Yom-Tov]), the original Nega disappears. What does R. Akiva say?

(b)What are the ramifications of the Chachamim's ruling Tera'eh ba'Techilah?

(c)Then what is the difference between the two opinions? Who is the more lenient of the two?

(d)Like whom is the Halachah throughout the Perek?

19)

(a)What does the Mishnah rule in a case where a second half-G'ris containing one Se'or Lavan appears beside the half-G'ris of the original Nega?

(b)What will be the Din if ...

1. ... one Se'or Lavan has already grown before the second half-G'ris appears with the second Se'or Lavan?

2. ... in the same case, the first half-G'ris contains two white hairs?

(c)And what if in all the above cases, the white hair/s grew on the first half-G'ris, but before the second half-G'ris appeared?

(d)What is the reason for all these rulings?

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20)

(a)What does the Tana now say in a case where the first half-G'ris is empty, and the second half-G'ris appears with two white hairs?

(b)What does the Tana really mean when he says Noldah Baheres ka'Chatzi G'ris u'vah Sh'tei Se'aros?

(c)What do we learn from the Pasuk "ve'Hi Hafchah Se'or Lavan"?

21)

(a)What does the Tana Kama say in a case of a Safek (as to whether the white hairs preceded the Baheres, or vice-versa).

(b)R. Yehoshua says Kihah. What does Kihah actually mean?

(c)What does he mean to say by that?

(d)Like whom is the Halachah?

Hadran alach 'Yesh be'Se'or Lavan'