Wikipedia's first sentence called it “used for uncleanness transmitted by either an object or person in judaism”. Today it says “one of the forms of ritual impurity in judaism which can be transmitted by either an object or person”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Woman in niddah state standing on elevator rug using her full body weight, thereby rendering the rug a "”. It now reads “Form of ritual impurity in Judaism Woman in niddah state standing on elevator rug using her full body weight, thereby rendering the rug a "”.
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Form of ritual impurity in Judaism Woman in niddah state standing on elevator rug using her full body weight, thereby rendering the rug a "midras tmeiah" (unpure midras) Midras uncleanness ( Hebrew : טומאת מדרס ) is one of the forms of ritual impurity in Judaism which can be transmitted by either an object or person. The term may be translated as pressure uncleanness . "trampled on" object) is an object that can be a carrier of ritual impurity. Common objects that could potentially become unclean, and become a such midras object, include a chair , sofa , mattress , and rug . A person who becomes unclean is categorized as a " father of uncleanliness ". A niddah hut (Mergem Gogo) at the Jewish village of Ambober in northern Ethiopia, 1976. Beta Israeli women left their homes and stayed at the hut during menstruation, until they could immerse at the river and return home. The pertinent classification of uncleanness called Midras- or pressure-uncleanness pertains only to objects that ordinarily are used to bear weight or pressure, that is, beds and chairs and things analogous to them
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Woman in niddah state standing on elevator rug using her full body weight, thereby rendering the rug a "midras tmeiah" (unpure midras) The term midras uncleanness ( ) or pressure uncleanness is used for uncleanness transmitted by either an object or person in Judaism. In terms of ritual purity in Judaism a midras (lit. "trampled on" object) is a Hebrew term used to denote an object that can be a carrier of ritual impurity. Common objects that could potentially become unclean, and become a such midras object, include a chair , sofa , mattress , and rug . Once a person becomes unclean, he or she is categorized as a " father of uncleanliness ". A niddah hut (Mergem Gogo) at the Jewish village of Ambober in northern Ethiopia, 1976. Beta Israeli women left their homes and stayed at the hut during menstruation, until they could immerse at the river and return home. The pertinent classification of uncleanness called Midras- or pressure-uncleanness pertains only to objects that ordinarily are used to bear weight or pressure, that is, beds and chairs and things analogous to them
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Woman in niddah state standing on elevator rug using her full body weight, thereby rendering the rug a "midras tmeiah" (unpure midras) The term midras uncleanness ( ) or pressure uncleanness is used for uncleanness transmitted by either an object or person in Judaism. In terms of ritual purity in Judaism a midras (lit. "trampled on" object) is a Hebrew term used to denote an object that can be a carrier of ritual impurity. Common objects that could potentially become unclean, and become a such midras object, include a chair , sofa , mattress , and rug . Once a person becomes unclean, he or she is categorized as a " father of uncleanliness ". A niddah hut (Mergem Gogo) at the Jewish village of Ambober in northern Ethiopia, 1976. Beta Israeli women left their homes and stayed at the hut during menstruation, until they could immerse at the river and return home. The pertinent classification of uncleanness called Midras- or pressure-uncleanness pertains only to objects that ordinarily are used to bear weight or pressure, that is, beds and chairs and things analogous to them
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Form of ritual impurity in Judaism Woman in niddah state standing on elevator rug using her full body weight, thereby rendering the rug a "midras tmeiah" (unpure midras) Midras uncleanness ( ) is one of the forms of ritual impurity in Judaism which can be transmitted by either an object or person.The term may be translated as pressure uncleanness ."trampled on" object) is an object that can be a carrier of ritual impurity. Common objects that could potentially become unclean, and become a such midras object, include a chair , sofa , mattress , and rug . A person who becomes unclean is categorized as a " father of uncleanliness ". A niddah hut (Mergem Gogo) at the Jewish village of Ambober in northern Ethiopia, 1976. Beta Israeli women left their homes and stayed at the hut during menstruation, until they could immerse at the river and return home. The pertinent classification of uncleanness called Midras- or pressure-uncleanness pertains only to objects that ordinarily are used to bear weight or pressure, that is, beds and chairs and things analogous to them
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “used for uncleanness transmitted by either an object or person in judaism”. Today it says “one of the forms of ritual impurity in judaism which can be transmitted by either an object or person”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Woman in niddah state standing on elevator rug using her full body weight, thereby rendering the rug a "”. It now reads “Form of ritual impurity in Judaism Woman in niddah state standing on elevator rug using her full body weight, thereby rendering the rug a "”. Read the current article and compare.
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used for uncleanness transmitted by either an object or person in judaism
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one of the forms of ritual impurity in judaism which can be transmitted by either an object or person
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