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Salt Formations at the Dead Sea

Nazir 26: יֵלְכוּ לְיָם הַמֶּלַח

jyungar February 18, 2023

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If someone was obligated to offer a chatas and he proclaimed, “It is upon me to offer an olah” (which constitutes a vow; he now has an obligation to bring a chatas for his sin and an olah for his vow). He then proceeded to separate monies and said, “These are for my obligation” (but he did not specify which one; we are not certain if he meant only one of his obligations or both). In such a case, if he would want to use the money to bring an animal as a chatas, he may not, and if he would want to use the money to bring an animal as an olah he may not (for the obligation to bring the chatas and the obligation to bring the olah are two distinct obligations, and the law is that he cannot use the money for an offering which was not included in his original designation).

If he died and unspecified money was in his possession, the money should be cast into the Dead Sea.

[This law is different than that of a nazir, where we allow the money to be used for voluntary communal offerings.]

We explore the geology and archeology of the salt sea (Yam Hamelach)

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