A priest drinks exactly a revi'it of wine that is 45 days old, undiluted, in one sitting, and then performs Temple service. What is the legal outcome?
A revi'it of undiluted wine over 40 days old, drunk at one time, is the precise threshold for death liability and invalidation of service, as stated in Halachah 1.
Question 2
A priest becomes intoxicated from eating figs and then performs the Temple service. What is the halachic consequence?
Halachah 2 states that intoxication from non-wine beverages or foods (including milk or figs) incurs lashes but does not invalidate service; death liability applies only to wine.
Question 3
How long must a priest's hair be left uncut for it to constitute 'growing hair long' and trigger the Temple-entry prohibition?
Halachah 11 defines 'growing hair long' as 30 days, derived from the minimum Nazirite period (Numbers 6:5), establishing the standard for ordinary priests.
Question 4
A priest serves in the Temple while his hair has not been cut for 35 days. He is liable for death. Is his service valid?
Halachah 9 explicitly rules that although a priest with long hair is liable for death, his service is valid and not disqualified — unlike the case of wine, where service is also invalidated.
Question 5
A priest's watch concludes in the middle of Passover. He did not cut his hair before the festival began. What is he permitted to do?
Halachah 13 permits a priest whose watch concludes mid-festival to cut his hair during the festival, since he was legitimately prevented from cutting beforehand — a leniency granted because it was beyond his control.