June 5

Shikalim 7:7

[This is a continuation of the previous mishna.]

The left over salt and wood that was kodesh can be used by the cohanim.

If you have benefit from the ashes of the red cow, you do not have the prohibition of meilah.

If someone gave money for his bird sacrifices, the public would cover the fee for his sacrifices if they became posul. R’ Yosee says that the supplier of the birds would pay for it.

Shikalim 8:1

Chazal said that if you find spit, we say it might come from a zav and is tamai.

Spit that was found in Yerushalayim is not tamai as chazal say people there were careful. This was true except in the upper market were it was common to have non-Jews who are tamai like a zav. R’ Yosee says even in Yerushalayim in middle of the street spit is tamai, but on the side of the street it is tahor during the whole year. On Yom tov spit in the middle of the road is tahor and on the side it is tamai.