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Din & Daf: Giving a Korban Amidst Ritual Death Impurity with Dr. Elana Stein Hain
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Din & Daf: Conceptual Analysis of Halakha Through Case Study with Dr. Elana Stein Hain Sanhedrin 12b discusses the possibility of adding a month to the calendar in order to avoid the masses being ritual impure (due to contact with a corpse). This raises the possibility that when the masses are ritual impure, they may be able to offer korbanot in that state anyway. What is the idea behind this concept? What is it trying to communicate regarding the sanctity of the Jewish calendar (symbolized by korbanot) and the sanctity of the Jewish people (symbolized by permissiveness when the collective is implicated)? sources
Sanhedrin 12b Dr. Elana Stein Hain – dinanddaf@hadran.org.il
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