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Moed Katan Chart #2
(A) THE AREA BETWEEN THE STONES HAS NOT BEEN PLOWED(1) |
(B) THE AREA BETWEEN THE STONES HAS BEEN PLOWED |
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1) | THERE IS LIME (SID) POURED BETWEEN THEM |
Tamei(2) | Tamei(3) |
2) | THERE IS NO LIME (SID) BETWEEN THEM |
Excess lime: Tamei(4) No excess: Tahor |
Tahor |
(a) RASHI and the RA'AVAD (Hilchos Tum'as Mes 8:11) explains that "Choresh" means that the area between the stones was plowed over. Since the lime does not cover *all* of the ground between the stones, we assume that the lime that spilled over fell from the stones as a result of the plowing, and the only place that is Tamei is the area directly beneath the stones.
(b) TOSFOS is Gores "Cheres," as explained above (footnote #1). He explains that if there is a darker colored cement (potsherd cement, as opposed to lime) between the two stones, denoting that the area between them is *not* Tamei, we assume that the person spilled an excess of lime down the sides of the stones in order that it should fuse with the rest of the cement and form a strong covering for the entire area, but not to indicate the presence of a grave in that area.
(c) The RAMBAM (Hilchos Tum'as ha'Mes 8:11) is also Gores "Cheres." He explains that if there are potsherds between the stones, it is a sign that the abundant lime was spilled on the stones in order to strengthen a structure that was built upon the two stones, and not to indicate any grave. It seems from the Rambam that in the presence of potsherds, the *entire* area, even beneath the stones, it Tahor (since the lime covered neither the stones alone, nor the entire area between the stones, but rather the stones and some of the area between them).
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