Who is NOT eligible to draw water for the ashes of the red heifer?
Halacha 2 specifies that a deaf-mute, an intellectually impaired person, and a minor are not acceptable — everyone else, including women and gentiles, is eligible.
Question 2
May you use a wooden vessel base to sanctify water with the heifer's ashes?
Halacha 4 states that the base of a wooden, glass, or bone vessel may not be used for sanctification. Only earthenware containers are valid for this purpose.
Question 3
If a person flows spring water into a vat and then draws from the vat to sanctify, is the water acceptable?
Halacha 9 rules this water is invalid — water must be drawn directly from the spring into the container, not first collected in an intermediate vessel.
Question 4
Is the Mediterranean Sea treated as a spring or a mikveh for purposes of drawing this water?
Halacha 10 rules the Great Sea (Mediterranean) is treated as a mikveh, not a spring. Therefore water to be sanctified must be drawn directly without intermediate collection.
Question 5
If the appearance of water changes because of itself (naturally), is it acceptable?
Halacha 14 states that if the appearance or flavor of water changes because of itself (a natural cause), it remains acceptable for sanctification.