Rabbinic leniencies within their stringencies against trusting an ignoramus regarding purity • Jerusalem may not have kilns burning so as to restrict smoke pollution in the city • The Jewish nation as a superorganism: The Torah guides us to treat each individual from among the enire people as trustworthy when gathered together • How do we relate to their individual actions after their dispersal? • As a form of endearment, the Table in the Temple was displayed on the pilgrimage festivals • How do we derive that it was eligible to become ritually impure and needed protection? • In the Temple, the Altar brought atonement; today our generosity at the table with those in need effects atonement