Today's Mishnah Yomi
Taharos 4:2 - 4:3
The Mishnah Yomi for Tuesday, March 16, 2027 is Taharos 4:2 - 4:3
Mishnah 1
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Mishnayos Taharos Perek 4 Mishnah 2
טהרות פרק ד׳ משנה ב׳
Bartenura
ספק נגע ספק לא נגע ספיקו טהור. ואפילו ברשות היחיד, ואפילו אדם שיש בו דעת לישאל אוחז בטומאה. שאין לטומאה מקום שתהא נחה בו, שכל זמן שהיא בפי החולדה או בפי הכלב אינה חשובה נחה במקום, אלא טומאה עוברת היא, הלכך ספיקו טהור, ואפילו אוחז בטומאה האדם שיש בו דעת לישאל:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Taharos Perek 4 Mishnah 3
טהרות פרק ד׳ משנה ג׳
Bartenura
היו מנקרין בהן – if the weasel cast off the creeping animal or the dog [cast off] the carrion that is in their mouths onto the ground and they would peck at it, there is a place for the defilement and its manner of doubt is ritually impure.
היו מנקרין בהן. אם השליכו החולדה את השרץ, והכלב את הנבילה, מפיהם על הארץ והיו מנקרים בה, הרי יש מקום לטומאה וספיקה טמא:
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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.
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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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ספק נגע ספק לא נגע ספיקו טהור – and even in the private domain, and even regarding an individual who has awareness/knowledge to be interrogated who is holding the defilement/defiling object, because the defilement has no place that it rests upon, for all the while that it is in the mouth of the weasel or in the mouth of the dog it is not considered to be resting in any place, but rather it is passing defilement, therefore, its matter of doubt is deemed to be ritually pure, and even if the one who is holding the defilement/defiling object has awareness/knowledge to be interrogated.