Today's Mishnah Yomi
Machshirin 4:8 - 4:9
The Mishnah Yomi for Sunday, July 18, 2027 is Machshirin 4:8 - 4:9
Mishnah 1
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Mishnayos Machshirin Perek 4 Mishnah 8
מכשירין פרק ד׳ משנה ח׳
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ופשט אב הטומאה את ידיו לתוכה טמאה. דכלי חרס מקבל טומאה מאב הטומאה הנוגע בתוכו, ולא עלתה לו טבילה, ואע״פ שהוא בתוך המקוה, לפי שהמים שבתוכו חוצצים בינו ובין מי המקוה:
מגע טומאות טהורה. אם לא היה אב הטומאה שנגע בה, אלא ראשון לטומאה והוא הנקרא מגע טומאות, כלומר הנוגע באבות הטומאה, אז טהורה הקדירה, לפי שאין כלי חרס מקבל טומאה אלא מאב הטומאה, ונמצא שלא נטמאת הקדירה אלא מחמת משקים טמאים שבתוכה שנטמאו וחוזרים ומטמאים אותה, ומשום הכי אינה מטמאה, שהרי הושקו המים שבתוכה במי מקוה ונטהרו. אבל שאר משקים כגון יין שמן וחלב, אין המקוה מטהר אותם, דלא סלקא להו השקה, הלכך חוזרים ומטמאים את הקדירה, דרבנן גזרו על המשקים שיהיו מטמאין כלים, גזירה משום משקה זב וזבה:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Machshirin Perek 4 Mishnah 9
מכשירין פרק ד׳ משנה ט׳
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הממלא בקילון (if one draws water with the swipe and bucket for drawing water) – when the water is collected in one place and they (i.e., people) request to bring it to another field, they make for them a path that these waters can come in, and the name of that path that these waters are conducted [in a channel] is called a קילון /swipe and bucket for אם drawing water/duct, and up to three days this swipe and bucket does not dry up from the waters that were conducted/flowing into it, and they make the produce/fruit that fell into it susceptible [for ritual impurity], for these were done intentionally.
רבי עקיבא אומר אם נגבו מיד – Rabbi Akiba does not argue with the first Tanna/teacher, for a mere קילון/swipe and bucket for drawing water does not dry until three days. And the first Tanna/teacher is speaking about a mere קילון/swipe and bucket. But this is found explicitly in the Tosefta (Tractate Makhshirin, Chapter 2, Halakha 9) that Rabbi Akiba admits that with a mere קילון/swape-pipe it is three days.
הממלא בקילון. כשהמים מכונסים במקום אחד ומבקשים להביאן אל שדה אחר, עושים להן דרך שיבואו בו אותן המים, ושם אותו דרך שאותן המים נמשכים בו נקרא קילון, ועד שלשה ימים אין אותו קילון מתנגב מן המים שהמשיכו לתוכו, ומכשירין את הפירות שנפלו לתוכן, שהרי הן לרצון:
רבי עקיבא אומר אם נגבו מיד. ר׳ עקיבא לא פליג אתנא קמא. דסתם קילון אינו מתנגב עד שלשה ימים, ותנא קמא בסתם איירי. והכי מוכח בהדיא בתוספתא, דמודה ר׳ עקיבא בסתם שהוא שלשה ימים:
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?
Yes, anyone interested in studying the Mishnah can start the Mishnah Yomi cycle. There’s no need for prior knowledge; beginners are welcome.
Do I need to know Hebrew to study Mishnah Yomi?
While the Mishnah is originally in Hebrew, there are numerous translations and commentaries available in various languages, making it accessible to anyone interested in studying.
Is there a specific time of day to study Mishnah Yomi?
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Can I study Mishnah Yomi with a group?
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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.
ופשט אב הטומאה את ידיו לתוכה טמאה – for an earthenware vessel receives ritual defilement from a primary source of ritual impurity (i.e., a corpse) that touches him, his ritual immersion did not count, for even though he was in the ritual bath/Mikveh, because the waters that are in it (i.e., the dish) interpose between him and waters of the ritual bath/Mikveh.
מגע טומאות טהורה – If it was not a primary source of ritual impurity that touched it, but rather a first-degree of ritual impurity, and he is called unclean [only by reason of] contact with unclean things, that is to say, he comes in contact with primary sources of ritual defilement, then the dish is ritually pure, for an earthenware vessel does not receive ritual defilement other than from a primary source of ritual defilement, and it is found that the dish was not defiled other than on account of impure liquids that were within it that had been defiled, and they go back and defile it, and because of this it does not defile, for the waters that were within it were dipped in the waters of a Mikveh/ritual bath and purified. But the rest of the liquids, as for example, wine, [olive] oil and milk, the ritual bath/Mikveh does not purify them, for they do not consider it the dipping of a vessel, filled with an unclean liquid, so as to make its surface level with the surface of the water into which it is dipped/contact between liquids (i.e., a ceremony of Levitical purification), therefore they return and defile the dish, for the Rabbis decreed upon liquids that they would defile, as a decree because of the liquid of a person afflicted with gonorrhea and/or a woman with a flux.