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Nazir 54: Tumah of Chutz La’aretz

jyungar March 18, 2023

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A dilemma was raised before the sages: Did the sages decree the land of the nation’s impure with regard to the air? Or perhaps they decreed it impure with regard to the earth?

When a nazir sets foot outside of Israel, do they contract impurity by stepping on the ground (impure with regard to the earth)? Or even by passing through in a carriage which means they never set foot on the ground (impure with regard to the air)?

According to one sage, the nazir contracts ritual impurity even by riding in a carriage and keeping their feet off the ground, though if they enclose themselves completely in a box for the entire journey then they can avoid this impurity. However, this opinion is disputed.

We review the notion of Eretz Amin and Tumah as well as the issue of Cohanim flying over airspace.

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