Tum'a: Non-Jews

Non-Jews do not have ritual impurity (tum'a) the way Jews do. However:
  • If a Jew touches or carries a dead non-Jew, tum'a is passed on to the Jew.
  • If a Jew walks through a non-Jewish cemetery, the Jew should wash his hands the Three-Times Method.
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