If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean. The seed exception: seeds designated for planting are not made unclean by contact with a dead unclean creature. The dry seed that has not been put into water maintains its clean status even after carcass contact. The seed that will become the next season's crop is protected from the impurity regulations that would otherwise complicate agricultural life. The exception reflects the practical application of the purity laws to the agricultural community's most fundamental activity: planting.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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