Editing Mesechtas Negaim (section)

== Doubt Whether the Baheres Preceded the White Hair ==
In the tractate it is brought: If the baheres (white spot) preceded the white hair, it is tamei (impure). If the white hair preceded the baheres, it is tahor (pure). And if there is doubt, it is tamei; Rabbi Yehoshua considers it keha (rules it pure). In the Gemara it is related that in cases of doubt, there was a halachic discussion between the Holy One, blessed be He, who declared it pure, and the Heavenly Academy who declared it impure. They decided that Rabbah bar Nachmani should resolve it, since in his generation he was unique in negaim and unique in ohalos. They sent a messenger from Heaven to ask him, and he declared it pure.

According to the Rebbe's explanation, like any ruling, the third opinion does not join with one of the two previous ones, but rather encompasses both of them. This is similar to the attribute of Tiferes (beauty/harmony) which reconciles between the attribute of Din (judgment) and the attribute of Rachamim (mercy). Therefore, the reason Rabbah declared the affliction pure is not the same reason the Holy One, blessed be He, declared it pure. The Rebbe explains this concept in Likkutei Sichos according to Chassidic teachings.
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