Kelim 23

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Mishnah Kelim 23:1

If a ball, a mould, an amulet or tefillin were torn, one that touches them becomes unclean, But one that touches what is inside them remains clean. If a saddle was torn, one that touches its contents unclean, because the stitching joins them.

הַכַּדּוּר וְהָאִמּוּם וְהַקָּמֵעַ וְהַתְּפִלִּין שֶׁנִּקְרְעוּ, הַנּוֹגֵעַ בָּהֶן, טָמֵא. וּבְמַה שֶּׁבְּתוֹכָן, טָהוֹר. הָאֻכָּף שֶׁנִּקְרַע, הַנּוֹגֵעַ בְּמַה שֶּׁבְּתוֹכוֹ, טָמֵא, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַתֶּפֶר מְחַבְּרוֹ:

Mishnah Kelim 23:2

The following are susceptible to uncleanness as objects that are fit for riding upon (merkav): an Ashkelon donkey belt, a Medean saddle, a camel's pillow, and a horse-cloth. Rabbi Yose says: a horse-cloth is susceptible to uncleanness as a seat, since people stand on it in the arena. But a saddle of a female camel is susceptible to [sitting] uncleanness.

אֵלּוּ טְמֵאִין מִשּׁוּם מֶרְכָּב, זָרֵיז הָאַשְׁקְלוֹנִי, וּמְדוֹכָה הַמָּדִית, וְעָבִיט שֶׁל גָּמָל, וְטַפֵּיטָן שֶׁל סוּס. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, אַף טַפֵּיטָן שֶׁל סוּס טָמֵא מִשּׁוּם מוֹשָׁב, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁעוֹמְדִין עָלָיו בַּקֻּמְפּוֹן. אֲבָל אֻכָּף שֶׁל נָאקָה, טָמֵא:

Mishnah Kelim 23:3

What is the practical difference between [the uncleanness of an object used for] riding upon and [one used for] sitting upon? In the case of the former the effect of contact with it is different from the effect of carrying it, but in the case of the latter there is no difference between the effect of coming in contact with it or carrying it. The pack-frame of a donkey on which a zav sat is clean; But if the size of the spaces has been changed or if they have been broken one into another it is susceptible to uncleanness.

מַה בֵּין מֶרְכָּב לְמוֹשָׁב. מֶרְכָּב חָלַק מַגָּעוֹ מִמַּשָּׂאוֹ, וּמוֹשָׁב לֹא חָלַק מַגָּעוֹ מִמַּשָּׂאוֹ. תָּפִית שֶׁל חֲמוֹר שֶׁהוּא יוֹשֵׁב עָלֶיהָ, טָהוֹר. שִׁנָּה בָהּ אֶת הַנְּקָבִין, אוֹ שֶׁפֵּרְצָן זֶה לְתוֹךְ זֶה, טְמֵאָה:

Mishnah Kelim 23:4

A bier, the mattress and the pillow of a corpse are susceptible to the uncleanness of midras. A bride's stool, a midwife's stool, and a launderer's stool on which he piles the clothes: Rabbi Yose says: it is not regarded as a seat.

הַמִּטָּה וְהַכַּר וְהַכֶּסֶת שֶׁל מֵת, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ טְמֵאִין מִדְרָס. כִּסֵּא שֶׁל כַּלָּה, וּמַשְׁבֵּר שֶׁל חַיָּה, וְכִסֵּא שֶׁל כּוֹבֵס שֶׁהוּא כוֹרֵם עָלָיו אֶת הַכֵּלִים, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, אֵין בָּהֶם מִשּׁוּם מוֹשָׁב:

Mishnah Kelim 23:5

A fishing net is susceptible to uncleanness on account of its bag. Nets, snares, bird-traps, slings and fishermen's skeins are susceptible to uncleanness. A fish-trap, a bird-basket and a bird-cage are not susceptible to uncleanness.

הַחֵרֶם, טָמֵא מִפְּנֵי הַזּוּטוֹ. הָרְשָׁתוֹת, וְהַמִּכְמָרוֹת, וְהַמַּדָּף, וְהַפְּלָצוּר, וּמְצֻדּוֹת הַסְּכָרִין, טְמֵאִין. וְהַאָקוֹן, וְהָרְטוֹב, וְהַכְּלוּב, טְהוֹרִין:

The Mishnah: English translation: Joshua Kulp, Mishnah Yomit (Conservative Yeshiva), via Sefaria, licensed CC BY; changes made (line breaks, spacing, a typo, and Kulp's study notes removed from five mishnayot). Hebrew: Torat Emet 357, public domain; Bikkurim chapter 4 from Dan Be'eri's edition of the Kaufmann manuscript, public domain.