Nazir 20A

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and Beit Hillel hold: They decreed with regard to its airspace, and it is a severe level of ritual impurity, so he must start his naziriteship from the beginning once he arrives in Eretz Yisrael. The Talmud rejects this possibility: No, it may be that everyone agrees that they decreed only with re

§ The Mishnah taught: An incident occurred with regard to Queen Helene. A dilemma was raised before them: What is the meaning of R' Yehuda’s statement? Does he hold that the case was one where she became impure in Eretz Yisrael, but after 30 days, and not after 7 years, and R' Yehuda spoke in accor

The Talmud suggests: Come and hear a proof from the Mishnah: She ascended to Eretz Yisrael, and Beit Hillel instructed her that she should be a nazirite for an additional 7 years, etc. And if it enters your mind that R' Yehuda says that the case is one where she became ritually impure after observin

The Talmud adds: This is also taught in a baraita, that R' Yehuda’s opinion cannot be established in accordance with Beit Shammai: R' Yehuda says in the name of R' Eliezer that the verse states: “This is the law of the nazirite when the days of his consecration are fulfilled” (Numbers 6:13). The Tor

Mishnah: In a case of one who had two sets of witnesses testifying about him that he had taken a vow of naziriteship for a certain period, and these witnesses testify that he took a vow of naziriteship for two terms, and these witnesses testify that he took a vow of naziriteship for 5 terms. Beit S