LessonsImpurity in Stagnant and Running Water, Large Ponds, and Aquatic CreaturesQuiz

Fish, frogs and crabs are different animals, but their ordinary life in water is the common feature relevant to the cited rule.

Whether a creature’s death spoils water is a different legal question from whether its flesh may be eaten. The first does not decide the second.

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The Common Feature of Fish, Frogs and Crabs

Impurity in Stagnant and Running Water, Large Ponds, and Aquatic Creatures

Fish, frogs and crabs are different animals, but their ordinary life in water is the common feature relevant to the cited rule.

Whether a creature’s death spoils water is a different legal question from whether its flesh may be eaten. The first does not decide the second.