THIS WEEK'S
DAF YOMI COLUMN BY ADAM KIRSCH IN
TABLET:
Impure Thoughts. In this week’s ‘Daf Yomi’ Talmud study, the practical-minded, hyperspecific, sometimes contradictory rules of Jewish ritual purity. Plus: Why religious uncleanliness is like a virus. For the specific topic of purity and meat, read the essay.
Some past posts on the subject of ritual purity and impurity in the biblical and rabbinic world are
here,
here,
here,
here,
here, and
here.
Earlier
Daf Yomi columns are noted
here and links.
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