Chaim Avigad

Chaim Avigad, along with a half dozen other boys, had been raised by his family to be ritualistically pure. He had been born in a room set above the ground on columns, lived in an upper-story apartment and played above ground so would not be polluted. When his uncle Yitzhak Avigad took him along on a trip to Arkansas, Chaim wore clunky platform shoes to prevent pollution.

The two had went to examine a red heifer to see if it was ritually pure. They arrived at Bill Henderson's farm and were greeted warmly. Chaim took pleasure in actually walking on dirt and grass, and was excited to see the cows. He found Rosie, the red heifer, to be beautiful and hugged her. Yitzhak examined Rosie closely and found she was ritually pure so agreed to buy her and ship her back to Israel.