Today's Mishnah Yomi
Mikvaos 5:2 - 5:3
The Mishnah Yomi for Sunday, May 2, 2027 is Mikvaos 5:2 - 5:3
Mishnah 1
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Mishnayos Mikvaos Perek 5 Mishnah 2
מקואות פרק ה׳ משנה ב׳
Bartenura
העבירו על גבי כלים. שהעביר המעין על דופני הכלי מבחוץ:
הרי הוא כמו שהיה. לטהר בזוחלים ובכל שהוא:
הרי הוא כמקוה. דבעי ארבעים סאה ובאשבורן:
ובלבד שלא יטביל על גבי ספסל. גזירה שמא יטביל בכלים. והלכה כר׳ יוסי:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Mikvaos Perek 5 Mishnah 3
מקואות פרק ה׳ משנה ג׳
Bartenura
שהוא משוך כנדל (which are conducted in channels radiating like the feet of a centipede) – whose waters flow in many places like this moving creature/unclean reptile that has many feet and we call it in the foreign language – centipede.
ריבה עליו (if one added to it) – drawn water until they flowed further and the places where their waters flow there grew in size.
היה – the spring.
עומד – and its waters would not be flowing, and one added to it drawn water and the spring drew until its waters were flowing further and further on account of the drawn waters.
שוה וכו' למעין – these places where the water is flowing/running in them, are equivalent to a spring that ritually purifies in a miniscule amount, and are equivalent to a Mikveh/ritual bath that does not ritually purify other than in a pond/collection of water. Another interpretation: if one added to it and it was made to flow further, that the pools that would direct the water widened from this spring and enlarged them, behold it is like it was, that in the place that its waters flow prior to adding to them and widening them, there one ritually purifies with flowing waters, but from the sides, one does not purify other than in a pool/collection of water, but if the waters were not flowing but rather just standing, and one added to it, that widened the place of their standing, and flowed further, that he had the place of its standing as flowing, it is equivalent to a Mikveh to ritually purify in a pond/collection of water, and it doesn’t purify In flowing waters, for after that in the essence of the place of the spring they are not flowing.
שהוא מושך כנדל. שמימיו זוחלים במקומות הרבה, כשרץ זה שמרבה רגלים, וקורין לו בלע״ז צנטופיד״י:
ריבה עליו. מים שאובים, עד שנמשכו ונתגדלו המקומות שמימיו זוחלים שם:
הרי הוא כמו שהיה. המקומות הללו מטהרים בזוחלים ובכל שהוא כמו שהיו בתחילה:
היה המעין עומד. ולא היו מימיו נזחלים, וריבה עליו מים שאובים ונתגדל המעין עד שמימיו נזחלים אילך ואילך מחמת המים שאובין:
שוה וכו׳ למעין. המקומות הללו שהמים נזחלים בהם, שוין למעין שמטהרים בכל שהן, ושוים למקוה שאין מטהרים בזוחלין אלא באשבורן. פירוש אחר, ריבה עליו והמשיכו, הרחיב הבריכות שהיו מושכות מים מן המעין ההוא והגדילן, הרי הוא כמות שהיה, דבמקום שהיו מימיו זוחלים קודם שריבה עליהן והרחיבן, שם מטהר בזוחלין, ומן הצדדים אין מטהר אלא באשבורן. אבל אם לא היו מימיו זוחלים אלא עומדים, וריבה עליו, שהרחיב מקום עמידתן, והמשיכם, שעשה מקום עמידתן זוחלין, שוה למקוה לטהר באשבורן, ואין מטהר בזוחלין, מאחר דעיקר מקום המעין אינן זוחלין:
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.
What is the Mishnah?
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.
How long does it take to complete the Mishnah with Mishnah Yomi?
Following the Mishnah Yomi program, one can complete the Mishnah in approximately six years.
Can anyone join Mishnah Yomi?
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Do I need to know Hebrew to study Mishnah Yomi?
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What if I miss a day?
If you miss a day, you can catch up by studying the missed mishnayot alongside the current day’s study or by dedicating some extra time until you’re back on track.
העבירו על גבי כלים – that the spring passed over walls of the utensils from the outside.
הרי הוא כמו שהיה – to ritually purify with naturally flowing waters (i.e., rivers and springs) and with a miniscule amount.
הרי הוא כמקוה – that requires forty Seah and a collection of water [in one place].
ובלבד שלא יטביל על גבי ספסל – as a decree lest he immerse in utensils. And the Halakha is according to Rabbi Yossi.