Aliya Summary: This Aliya discusses the ritual impurity contracted by
a man who issues a (normal) seminal discharge, the ritual impurity of a
menstruating woman, and of a man who cohabits with her. All such people
must immerse in a mikvah (ritual pool) in order to be purified.
Sitting
on the same bed or chair as an impure woman renders you impure as well,
a unique law designed to separate married people for part of a normal
monthly cycle. While there might be some psychological advantages to
this law (abstinence makes the heart grow fonder?), it's also important
to keep the original text in mind. Otherwise one might theorize that
because we are already so connected and close these laws shouldn't apply
to us, which would be a faulty argument. It's a law, fringe benefits
aside.
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