They passed the 7 ingredients over the כתם and it faded.
- If the Kesem did not disappear totally, this is worthless.
- It is only a Kesem if tasteless spit made it fade.
- If urine made it fade, it is not a Kesem.
- If the Kesem faded, this proves it was blood, so the טהרות are טמאות.
- Machlokes A&D.
They passed 6 ingredients over, and the Kesem remained, but then disappeared with soap.
- Obviously, it is טהור since one ingredient is missing.
- If a כתם disappears with soap, this proves it is a כתם.
- 6 ingredients are capable of removing dye.
- Machlokes A&C.
- The טהרות are טמאות since, if he would have passed all 7, it might have disappeared.
Are the 7 ingredients effective to nullify blood that is certainly from a Nidah?
- Everyone agrees that if it is Nidah blood, it makes no difference if one cares or not.
- According to R. Chiya, it depends if she cares about the blood.
- According to Resh Lakish, we rule like R. Chiya.
- Machlokes B&C.
- Everyone agrees the ingredients only help for כתמים.
What liquid bodily emissions are טמא מדאורייתא?
- All liquids that come from a טמא person are טמא מדאורייתא.
- Only foods can be טמא מדאורייתא.
- Urine of a זב or זבה.
- Blood from the wound of a טמא מת.
- Tears from the eyes of a person who touched a שרץ.
R. Chiya overtook his teacher and knew more than Rebbi.
- True, because the Halachah follows the later opinion.
- R. Yochanan said that if Rebbi did not teach it, R. Chiya could not know it.
- Resh Lakish said that R. Chiya only knew what Rebbi taught.
- R. Chiya wrote the Tosefta which is greater than the Mishnah.
- Machlokes A&B.
6. A man was killed and a רביעית of blood came out.
- It is טמא מדרבנן, since we do not know whether most of the bleeding was after death.
- If the blood was absorbed in clothing, it is only טמא מדרבנן.
- It depends on whether he was killed indoors or outdoors.
- It depends on a כזית, not a רביעית.
- Machlokes B&C.