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1)

(a)What do we learn from the Pasuk "be'Veis Eretz Achuzaschem" (in connection with Tum'as Batim)?

(b)Whose house is not subject to Tum'as Nega'im even in Eretz Yisrael?

(c)What will the Kohen say regarding a contaminated house that a Yisrael purchase from a Nochri?

2)

(a)What does the Tana say about a round or triangular house?

(b)What is the source for this ruling?

(c)And what does he say about a Nega that appears on ...

1. ... a boat-house?

2. ... a cabin that is built on the mast of a ship ('Askarya')?

3. ... a house that is built on four a house that is built on four (horizontal) beams that protrude from an attic (see Tos. Yom-Tov)?

(d)On what condition will the last case be subject to Tum'ah, if it is built (not on four vertical beams but) on four (vertical) posts (see Tos. Yom-Tov & Tiferes Yisrael)?

3)

(a)What is the source for the current rulings?

(b)An alternative text in the middle case reads 'Achsadya' instead of 'Askarya'. What is 'Achsadya'?

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4)

(a)What does the Mishnah say about a room one corner of which is covered with ...

1. ... marble?

2. ... rock?

3. ... brick?

(b)What is the fourth item on the Tana's list?

(c)What is the reason for this ruling?

5)

(a)What if the owner brought stones, wood and earth and added them to the building after the Nega had already appeared?

(b)What does the Tana say with regard to a garment which one completed to a Shi'ur of three by three finger-breadths after a Nega appeared on it?

(c)What is the Mishnah's final statement? What is the criterion for a room to be subject to Tum'as Nega'im?

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6)

(a)What do we learn from the repetition of the word "ve'ha'Nega" (in the Pasuk "ve'Ra'ah es ha'Nega ve'Hinei ha'Nega")

(b)According to R. Yishmael, the minimum number of stones for a room to be subject to Tum'as Nega'im is four - one for each wall.

(c)R. Akiva - requires eight, two for each wall.

(d)The basis of their Machlokes lies in the minimum number of stones on which the Nega must appear for the house to be Tamei. What is the minimum number of stones on which the Nega must appear for the house to be Tamei, according to ...

1. ... R. Yishmael?

2. ... R. Akiva?

7)

(a)R. Elazar b'R. Shimon disagrees with both earlier opinions. What does he learn from the fact that the Torah uses both the word "Kir" and the word "Kiros"?

(b)Where must the Nega now appear, according to him? On how many stones?

(c)What Shi'ur Nega must now appear on each stone?

(d)Like whom is the Halachah?

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8)

(a)According to the Tana Kama, the minimum amount of wood that is required for the room to become Tamei is sufficient to place under the Sh'kof. What is'Sh'kof?

(b)What is then the minimum amount of wood that is required for the entire room?

(c)R. Yehudah gives the Shi'ur as sufficient to make a 'Sandal'. What does he mean by that? What is the Sandal used for?

(d)What is the minimum amount of earth that is required for the room to become Tamei?

9)

(a)What do the walls of a feeding-trough and partition walls in a garden (see Tos. Yom-Tov) ... have in common (with regard to Tum'as Nega'im)?

(b)What is the source of this ruling?

10)

(a)And what do Yerushalayim and Chutz la'Aretz have in common in this regard?

(b)What is the source of this ruling?

(c)On what grounds does Yerushalayim not fall under the category of "Beis Eretz Achuzaschem"?

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11)

(a)What do we learn from the Pasuk "u'Ba Asher lo ha'Bayis ... ke'Nega Nir'ah li ba'Bayis"?

(b)What if the owner of the house is a Talmid-Chacham and the Kohen, an Am ha'Aretz?

(c)What must the Kohen do when he hears this?

12)

(a)On what grounds does R. Shimon object to R. Yehudah'' ruling that even bundles of wood and bundles of canes must be removed from the house?

(b)It appears that he agrees with R. Meir. What does R. Meir say about wooden vessels and clothes?

(c)Which other item does he incorporate in this list?

13)

(a)According to R. Meir, which vessels must be taken out of the house?

(b)He specifies Pacho and Tifyo. What does 'Pacho' mean?

(c)Tafyo with a 'Tav'incorporates various kinds of ovens (from the word 'Ofeh'). What does it mean if it is spelt with a 'Tes'?

14)

(a)R. Meir finally makes two 'Kal va'Chomers'. What does he extrapolate from the fact that Hash-m takes pity on ...

1. ... the money of a Rasha?

2. ... the property of a Rasha?

(b)Why does it refer to the owner as a Rasha?

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15)

(a)The Torah writes "ve'Yatza ha'Kohen min ha'Bayis el Pesach ha'Bayis". What do we learn from ...

1. ... "el Pesach ha'Bayis"?

2. ... "ve'Yatza ... min ha'Bayis"?

(b)If at the end of seven days, the Nega has spread, what does the Kohen do with the stricken stones?

(c)What does he do next?

16)

(a)What does the Mishnah say about the Kohen ...

1. ... replacing the stones or earth that he has removed with stones or earth from another part of the stricken wall?

2. ... using lime instead of earth to cement the stones?

3. ... replacing one stone with two, or vice-versa?

(b)In fact, the Kohen must replace two stricken stones with two fresh stones. What does he do if three, four or five stones are stricken?

(c)What do we learn from the Torah's use of ...

1. ... the plural in the word "ve'Chiltzu es Avanim"?

2. ... the singular in the words've'Afar Acher Yikach ve'Tach es ha'Bayis"?

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17)

(a)What does the Kohen do if, after the second week, the Nega spread again?

(b)What does he do with the demolished materials?

(c)What distinction does the Tana draw between a Pisyon that is close to the Nega and one that is some distance away?

(d)What is the Shi'ur for a Nega that disappears from the wall and later reappears?

Hadran Alach 'Kol ha'Batim'