Today's Mishnah Yomi
Keilim 11:5 - 11:6
The Mishnah Yomi for Wednesday, June 17, 2026 is Keilim 11:5 - 11:6
Mishnah 1
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Mishnayos Keilim Perek 11 Mishnah 5
כלים פרק י"א משנה ה׳
Bartenura
עקרב של פרומביא. מתג ורסן ופרומביא, אחד הן. והברזל הנכנס בפי הבהמה נקרא עקרב:
ולחיים. מחוברים לעקרב כמין שני טסין מצויירים, אחד מכאן ואחד מכאן על לחיי הבהמה עשויין לנוי. והן טהורין כשהן בפני עצמן, דתכשיטי בהמה נינהו, ותכשיטי בהמה וכלים אין מקבלים טומאה:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Keilim Perek 11 Mishnah 6
כלים פרק י"א משנה ו׳
Bartenura
פיקה (whorl/spindle knob) – like a small ball that is perforated in the middle that women place at the top of the spindle when they spin with it in order that it becomes heavy.
רבי עקיבא מטמא – for it is a metal vessel that has a designation/name of its own, and it is ritually impure, as it is taught in the Mishnah at the beginning of the chapter (Tractate Kelim, Chapter 11, Mishnah 2).
וחכמים מטהרין – that it doesn’t have a designation/name of its own but rather an epithet, a spindle knob of reed used as a spindle, or a spindle knob of a that same thing that it uses. And the Halakha is according to the Sages.
ומצפה (and if it is overlaid) – if it was of wood and it is overlaid with metal, it is ritually impure.
טהורה – that after the essence we follow, but not after the covering/overlaying which is of metal which is ritually impure.
כוש – a spindle that the women spin on.
והמקל (and the staff) – of metal which is rituall impure, for since a person chastises the animal with it, it is considered like a vessel that is made for the use by a person.
סמפוניא (a wind instrument) – a kind of musical instrument, as it is written in Daniel (3:5): "פסנתרין סומפניה [וכל הני זמרא]"/”psaltery, bagpipe, [and all other types of instruments].”
וחליל – even it is a kind of musical instrument, and it is hollowed out and its sound is heard from a [great] distance.
ומצופין אהורים – if it is of wood and is overlaid with ritually impure copper, it is [considered] ritually pure. For we follow after the essence of the vessel which is of wood. And if it has a receptacle, it is not considered, even though it is hollow, since it is not made for the receptacle. ‘
אם יש לה בית קיבול כפנים (if it has a receptacle for the wings [= bags of the bagpipe]) – small thin vessels in the image of wings, which we put into the wind instrument (i.e., bagpipe), that assist in projecting the sound of the music, if they made it within the place of the receptacle of these wings (i.e., the bags of the bagpipe), it is considered a receptacle.
ובין כך ובין כך – whether it is overlaid or whether it is not overlaid, it is ritually impure.
פיקה. כמין כדור קטן נקוב באמצע שמשימות הנשים בראש הפלך שטוות בו כדי שיכבד:
ר׳ עקיבא מטמא. דכלי מתכות שיש לו שם בפני עצמו הוא, וטמא, כדתנן בריש פרקין:
וחכמים מטהרין. דאין לו שם בפני עצמו אלא שם לווי, פיקא של כוש, או פיקה של אותו דבר שהיא משמשת לו. והלכה כחכמים:
ומצופה. אם היא של עץ ומצופה במתכת טמא:
טהורה. דבתר עיקרא אזלינן, ולא בתר הציפוי שהוא של מתכת טמא:
כוש. פלך שהנשים טוות בו:
והמקל. של מתכת טמא. הואיל ואדם רודה בו את הבהמה, ככלי עשוי לתשמיש אדם הוא חשוב:
סמפוניא. מין כלי זמר הוא, כדכתיב בדניאל {ג׳} פסנתרין וסמפוניא:
וחליל. אף הוא מין של כלי זמר, וחלול הוא וקולו נשמע עד למרחוק:
ומצופין טהורים. אם [הוא] של עץ ומצופה נחושת טמא, טהור הוא. דבתר עיקר הכלי אזלינן שהוא של עץ. ולא חשיב יש לו בית קיבול אע״פ שהוא חלול. כיון שאינו עשוי לבית קיבול:
אם יש לה בית קיבול כנפים. כלים דקים קטנים כדמות כנפים נותנים בתוך הסמפוניא. שמסייעים להשמעת קול הניגון. ואם עשו בתוכה מקום לבית קיבול של כנפים הללו, חשיב בית קיבול:
ובין כך ובין כך. בין שהיא מצופה ובין שאינה מצופה, טמאה:
Mishnah Yomi FAQ
What is Mishnah Yomi?
Mishnah Yomi is a daily study program where participants study two mishnayot (individual teachings from the Mishnah) every day. By following this program, one can complete the entire Mishnah in about six years.
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The Mishnah is the first major written collection of Jewish oral traditions, forming the basis of the Talmud. It dates back to around 200 CE and consists of teachings and discussions of Jewish law by various rabbis.
Who started the Mishnah Yomi program?
In 1934, the Kozoglover Gaon, Rav Aryeh Tzvi Frommer, who took over from Rav Meir Shapiro (the founder of Daf Yomi) as the head of Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, initiated the Mishnah Yomi cycle, focusing on Seder Zeraim and Seder Taharos. After World War II, in 1947, Rav Yonah Sztencl, a disciple of Rav Frommer, expanded the program, advocating for a comprehensive study of Shishah Sidrei Mishnah. The idea of studying two Mishnayos daily gained the support of figures like Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer, the Tchebiner Rov, and the Gerer Rebbe, marking the formal inception of Mishnah Yomi.
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עקרב של פרומביא (bit of the halter/bridle) – reins and the bridle and the halter are one thing. And the iron that enters in the mouth of the animal is called the עקרב/bit.
ולחיים (the cheeks) – that are attached to the bit like two embroidered foils, one from here and one from there on the cheeks of the animal that are made for beauty. And they are pure when they are on their own, for they are the decorations of the animal, and the decorations of the animal are not susceptible to receive defilement.