Talmud for Oholot 2:2

רְבִיעִית דָּם, וּרְבִיעִית דַּם תְּבוּסָה מִמֵּת אֶחָד. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, מִשְּׁנֵי מֵתִים. דַּם קָטָן שֶׁיָּצָא כֻלּוֹ, רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, כָּל שֶׁהוּא. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, רְבִיעִית. כַּזַּיִת רִמָּה, בֵּין חַיָּה בֵּין מֵתָה, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר מְטַמֵּא כִבְשָׂרוֹ, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִים. אֵפֶר שְׂרוּפִים, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, שִׁעוּרוֹ בְרֹבַע, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִין. מְלֹא תַרְוָד וְעוֹד עֲפַר קְבָרוֹת, טָמֵא, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מְטַהֵר. מְלֹא תַרְוָד רָקָב שֶׁגְּבָלוֹ בְמַיִם, אֵינוֹ חִבּוּר לְטֻמְאָה:

A Revi'it [specific unit of volume] of blood and a Revi'it of mixed blood from one corpse [impurify through overshadowing]. Rabbi Akiva says: [even] from two corpses. The blood of a child that has flowed out completely: Rabbi Akiva says any amount, the Sages say a Revi'it. An olive-sized portion of worms, whether alive or dead, Rabbi Eliezer considers it impure like his flesh. And the Sages consider it pure. Ashes of cremated persons: Rabbi Eliezer says the measure [to impurify] is a Rova. And the Sages consider it pure. A ladleful and more of grave-dust is impure. Rabbi Shimon considers it pure. A ladleful of decomposed corpse kneaded with water does not combine to become impure.

Jerusalem Talmud Nazir

MISHNAH: Rebbi Eleazar said in the name of Rebbi Joshua: For any impurity caused by a corpse for which the nazir shaves¹⁹⁰Explained in Mishnah 2., one is guilty if entering the Sanctuary, but for any impurity caused by a corpse for which the nazir does not shave¹⁹¹Explained in Mishnah 3. In Mishnah Parah 11:4 the formulation is: “For any impurity which requires immersion in water by biblical decree, one is guilty if entering the Sanctuary, but for any impurity which does not require immersion in water by biblical decree, one is not guilty if entering the Sanctuary.”, one is not guilty if entering the Sanctuary. Rebbi Meïr said, this should not be less than the impurity of a dead reptile¹⁹²Which requires immersion in water by biblical decree, Lev. 11:31, and a person is guilty if he enters the Sanctuary when impure, Lev. 5:2.! Rebbi Aqiba said, I argued before Rebbi Eliezer: If for a barley-grain sized bone, which does not cause impurity to a human in a tent¹⁹³Mishnah Ahilut 2:1., a nazir shaves if he touches or carries it¹⁹⁰Explained in Mishnah 2., should it not be logical that for a quartarius of blood, which causes impurity to a human in a tent¹⁹⁴Mishnah Ahilut 2:2. The nazir does not shave, Mishnah 3., a nazir should have to shave if he touches or carries it? He said to me, what is that, Aqiba? This is not a place for an argument de minore ad majus! When I came and expounded that before Rebbi Joshua, he said to me, you have a good argument, but that is what they said was practice¹⁹⁵“Practice” here means an old tradition, whose origin can no longer be ascertained and which cannot be overruled. The relationship of this kind of practice to the interpretation of biblical verses is not amenable to logical analysis..

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