Living in Isolation

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In ancient times, if a person was deemed unclean according to the Leviticus Law, during that time did they have to live in isolation or could they go about their daily life and actives as usual?

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    It depended what it was exactly that was causing their ritual uncleanliness. For example, a woman who was ritually unclean because of their monthly cycle did not go into isolation. A person suffering from a spiritual malaise called “Tzara’as” (in some ways the the equivalent of spiritual leprosy) did have to leave the built-up areas and remain in isolation until they were declared ritually clean by a Kohen.

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