Keilim 13:8-14:1
Keilim 13:8
Regarding a comb for flax, if the teeth are missing but two remain, it remains susceptible to ritual impurity; if only one tooth remains, the comb is insusceptible. Each of the removed teeth, however, is susceptible to impurity on its own. Regarding a comb for wool, if every other tooth has been removed, it is insusceptible to impurity; if three consecutive teeth remain, it is susceptible. If one of the three teeth is on the edge, the comb is insusceptible. If two teeth from the comb were modified into a pair of tweezers, they are susceptible to impurity. If even one tooth was modified for use with a lamp (i.e., adjusting the wick) or for stretching cloth, it is susceptible to ritual impurity.
Keilim 14:1
The minimum size remnant of a broken metal utensil that will remain susceptible to impurity is as follows: a pail – large enough to draw water; an urn – large enough to heat water; a kettle – large enough to hold sela coins; a cauldron – large enough to hold jugs; jugs – large enough to hold prutah coins; wine measures – large enough to measure wine; oil measures – large enough to measure oil. Rabbi Eliezer says that the size for all these is large enough to hold prutah coins. Rabbi Akiva says that a new utensil that has not yet been sealed is susceptible to ritual impurity but one that has not yet been polished is insusceptible.
Grateful Thanks for the Mishna Yomit Dedication of
Rabbi Louis Leifer and Mrs. Miriam D. Leifer z"l
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