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Reference for Oholot 11:4

הָיָה מַשְׁקִיף בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹן וְהֶאֱהִיל עַל קוֹבְרֵי הַמֵּת, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, אֵינוֹ מֵבִיא אֶת הַטֻּמְאָה. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, מֵבִיא אֶת הַטֻּמְאָה. וּמוֹדִים, שֶׁאִם הָיָה לָבוּשׁ בְּכֵלָיו, אוֹ שֶׁהָיוּ שְׁנַיִם זֶה עַל גַּבֵּי זֶה, שֶׁהֵם מְבִיאִין אֶת הַטֻּמְאָה:

If he was looking out a window and he overshadowed people who bury dead bodies, Beit Shammai say, he does not spread impurity, but Beit Hillel say he does spread impurity. And they agree that if he was wearing his clothing or if there were two above each other, they spread impurity.

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