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Relating to the Mishkan and Kodshim
Despite being the topic of almost 40 percent of the written Torah, roughly 30 percent of Mishnah, and a major theme in daily liturgy, the Mishkan/Mikdash, and related laws of Kodshim and Taharos are ...
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Was there an alert system in place in the Mikdash for cases of an invalid shechita creating tum'as neveila?
Was there a טומאה alert/lockdown system in the מקדש mentioned in Shas or anywhere else?
Each בהמה that was sacrificed would carry an inherent risk of טומאת נבלה if something went wrong with the ...
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How did temple priests and visitors go about relieving themselves without desecrating the sanctity of the Beit Hamikdash?
Judaism has very strict rules around human waste and separating God from such things. You may not even speak God's names within a restroom.
This leads to my question regarding the temple priesthood ...
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Discussion of tumah issues when a Kohen Gadol died on Yom Kippur
I was wondering if there is any discussion anywhere of the tumah complications that occurred when the Kohen Gadol died in the Kodesh Kodashim.
At an initial glance the issue one would need to worry ...
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If humans build the third temple, would the builders be required to be cleared of "purity standards" for the project?
We are taught that when we came to Israel, King David could not build the temple because he had blood on his hands. Though he was acting under divine command and in the interest of the nation, he ...
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What is meant by "pure" oil for Hanukka?
The concept of "pure" oil is central to the holiday of Hanukka (see, for example,
https://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/221817/jewish/Pure-Oil.htm and
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Do places where the Mishkan stood retain Keddushah?
The Mishkan wandered through tens of camps in the desert and a couple of places in Israel for 480 years, and Holy Services were held in each place.
Are those places sanctified in any way nowadays? Do ...
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consequences of minor tumah nowadays
In a comment on this question that is now deleted, DoubleAA said something to the effect of
Yes you become impure by sitting on the seat, but anyone who needs to care about the consequences of ...
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Is flying over Har Habayis allowed?
It is my understanding that one is forbidden to go onto the Har Habayit ("Temple Mount") while s/he is Tamei.
However, if one is only over Har Habayit but not physically on the ground (e.g. flying in ...
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Where were sacrifices offered if not in the Temple?
When a woman has to offer sacrifices after being impure (due, for example, to childbirth), where does she bring that offering?
In Masechet K'ritut, the discussion on 8a centers on a woman who has to ...
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Unclean due to an organ transplant, in the context of the rebuilt temple
This question pertains to a related question.
Leviticus 7:20-21 says:
כ וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר-תֹּאכַל בָּשָׂר, מִזֶּבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אֲשֶׁר לַיהוָה, וְטֻמְאָתוֹ, עָלָיו--וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא,...
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Why does the atonement for impurity in the Temple take so many different forms?
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The Torah forbids entering the mikdash or eating the meat of a korban in a state of impurity (so-called
טומאת מקדש וקדשיו) .
Someone who transgresses in error (beshogeg) gets forgiveness ...
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Purity of Kohanim
If (theoretically) the great Temple was built again, would there be Kohanim pure enough (physically, etc.) to perform the worship and sacrifices?
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May a non-Jew ascend the Temple Mount today?
It is forbidden for a Jew who is impure to enter certain parts of the Temple Mount; many authorities prohibit entering it nowadays at all.
What about a non-Jew? Is someone who isn't Jewish permitted ...
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Could the Temple vessels become tamei? What happens?
At one point, the Romans would give the job of Kohein Gadol to the highest bidder, who often happened to be a Tziduki (Sadducee). Come Yom Kippur, these Tzidukim would die while performing the avodah (...
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Why cover coals in the Temple, and what if the cover was needed?
The mishna, Tamid 5:5, indicates that there was a large container used for several things in the Temple. Two of those were that it covered hot coals that spilled on the floor every Sabbath morning, ...
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How could the Temple have become tamei?
At Yoma 41a, there is a discussion regarding the appropriate offering for someone who causes the Temple to become Tamei (ritually impure)? But what are we talking about becoming tamei? The utinsels ...
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What are the Tumah implications outside of Temple?
What are the implication of tumah other than related to the Temple?
E.g., a pathologist in, say, Australia is contaminated with Tumas Mes all the time. Does he have to travel to Jerusalem to get ...
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Can you become "more tamei"? If not, why do we worry about it today?
Without the temple and access to the ritual of the red heifer, we're all tamei (ritually impure) today with no way to fix it. Yet we work to avoid situations that would make us tamei (e.g. kohanim ...
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