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Are there two things from which kares can cut one off?
In B'midbar 19:13 the Torah says that the punishment for entering the mikdash while impure is spiritual excision, using the words
וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל. . .
. . .that ...
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How to explain Matzah Shemurah in 18 minutes
(Not to be confused with this question)
How can one explain Matzah to a curious colleague in under 18 minutes?
So far I have been asked:
Why does it need to be extra watched? (I've shown her Sh. ...
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What is the relation between transgressions punished with karet and those punished with death?
K'ritot 2a says there are 36 transgressions for which the punishment is karet and provides a list (including idol-worship, various sexual transgressions, eating chametz on Pesach, desecrating Shabbat, ...
