Mishnah 1
1)
(a)The Mishnah now discusses glass vessels. In what way does the Tana compare unbroken glass vessels to wooden ones rather than to metal ones?
(b)What happens to their status ...
1. ... once they break?
2. ... if they are subsequently repaired?
(c)Having learned all this in the second Perek, why does the Tana see fit to repeat it here?
1)
(a)The Mishnah now discusses glass vessels, comparing unbroken glass vessels to wooden ones (rather than to metal ones) inasmuc as - P'shutei K'lei Zechuchis are Tahor, just like P'shutei K'lei Eitz.
(b)Their status ...
1. ... once they break - changes to Tahor.
2. ... if they are subsequently repaired - reverts to one of subject to Tum'ah from then on.
(c)In spite of having learned all this in the second Perek, the Tana repeats it here - to teach us the Dinim of the Keilim that he is about to list.
2)
(a)A plain Tavla and Iskutla are Tahor. If Tavla is a tablet, what is Iskutla?
(b)On what condition are they subject to Tum'ah?
2)
(a)A plain Tavla (a tablet) and Iskutla - a flat dish are Tahor.
(b)They are subject to Tum'ah however - if they have a rim (which transforms them into a Beis-Kibul).
3)
(a)What exactly are Shulei Ke'arah and Shulei Iskutla?
(b)If either of the actual vessels break, what does the Mishnah rule in a case where the owner turns the vessel upside-down and prepares the base for use?
(c)Why is that?
(d)On what condition will the base become subject to Tum'ah? What is Shufin?
3)
(a)Shulei Ke'arah and Shulei Iskutla - refers to the bases of a regular dish and a flat dish respectively, which, when turned upside-down, can be used as receptacles (see Tos. Tov).
(b)The Tana rules that in the event that either of the actual vessels break and the owner turns the vessel upside-down and prepares the base for use - it remains Tahor ...
(c)... because contact with the broken glass will cut up one's hands.
(d)The base will become subject to Tum'ah - only after one has smoothened the original K'li well or even if he just filed it with a file (Shafan be'Shufin).
Mishnah 2
4)
(a)On what grounds does the Mishnah declare a mirror Tahor?
(b)And what does the Tana say about a glass-dish that the owner designates to use as a mirror? Why is that?
(c)On what condition will it nevertheless be Tahor?
(d)According to R. Akiva, a glass spoon is subject to Tum'ah, whether it can contain liquid when placed on a flat surface or not (because it wobbles and the liquid spills [See Tiferes Yisrael]). What does R. Yochanan ben Nuri say?
4)
(a)The Mishnah declares a mirror (Aspaklarya [see Tos. Yom-Tov]) Tahor - because, even assuming it has a cavity, the cavity is not made to be used, in which case the mirror falls under the category of P'shutei K'lei Zechuchis.
(b)On the other hand, a glass-dish that the owner designates to use as a mirror - the Tana declares subject to Tum'ah, because a K'li cannot become Tahor with Machshavah alone (without a Ma'aseh).
(c)It is Tahor however - if it was originally made to be used as a mirror (see Tiferes Yisrael).
(d)According to R. Akiva, a glass spoon is subject to Tum'ah, whether it can contain liquid when placed on a flat surface or not (because it wobbles and the liquid spills [See Tiferes Yisrael]) - R. Yochanan ben Nuri declares Tahor one that cannot.
Mishnah 3
5)
(a)On what condition does the Mishnah declare a chipped glass, Tahor?
(b)The Tana continues Nifgam bo Shalosh be'Rubo. What does he mean by that?
(c)What does R. Shimon say? What criterion does he present that renders the glass Tahor?
(d)Like whom is the Halachah?
5)
(a)The Mishnah declares a chipped glass, Tahor - if the majority of it is chipped.
(b)The Tana continues Nifgam bo Shalosh be'Rubo, meaning that - if three chips take up the majority of the glass, it is Tahor (see also Tos. Yom-Tov).
(c)According to R. Shimon, the criterion that renders the glass Tahor is - if the majority of the contents spills out.
(d)The Halachah is - like the Chachamim.
6)
(a)What does the Tana Kama rule in the case of a glass with a hole which one stops up with tin or with pitch?
(b)What does R. Yossi say?
(c)What is his reason?
(d)Like whom is the Halachah?
6)
(a)In the case of a glass with a hole which one stops up with tin or with pitch the Tana Kama rules that - it remains Tahor.
(b)R. Yossi declares it Tamei, if it is stopped up with tin ...
(c)... because then - the status of a repaired K'li is determined by what it is stopped-up with and the entire K'li is considered as if it was made of metal.
(d)The Halachah - is like the Chachamim.
Mishnah 4
7)
(a)The Mishnah differentiates between a small bottle whose mouth breaks and a large one. What is the definition of a large bottle?
(b)What is the reason for the difference (see Tos. Yom-Tov)?
(c)The Tana concedes however, that if the mouth of a small bottle of Afars'mon oil breaks, it is Tahor, whereas if the mouth of a large jar breaks, it remains subject to Tum'ah. What is the reason for ...
1. ... the former ruling?
2. ... the latter ruling?
7)
(a)The Mishnah differentiates between a small bottle whose mouth breaks and a large one - one that is too large to be held in one hand.
(b)The reason for the difference is - because, due to their respective sizes, the former is not filled to the brim and the owner is not afraid that the contents may spill; whereas the latter one tends to fill to the top, and now that the mouth is broken, the owner will be afraid to carry on using it (see also Tiferes Yisrael).
(c)The Tana concedes however, that if the mouth of a small bottle of Afars'mon oil (see Tos. Yom-Tov) breaks, it is Tahor, whereas if the mouth of a large jar breaks, it remains subject to Tum'ah. The reason for ...
1. ... the former ruling is - because whilst extracting some of the oil to smell, one is liable to cut one's hands.
2. ... the latter ruling is - because the owner will repair it to use as a pickling jar.
8)
(a)The Tana rules that an Afarcheis made of glass is Tahor. What is Afarcheis?
(b)Why is it Tahor (see Tos. Yom-Tov)?
(c)What final comment does R. Yossi make regarding Maseches Keilim?
8)
(a)The Tana rules that an Afarcheis - a funnel used to feed the wheat grains slowly into the mill) that is made of glass is Tahor ...
(b)... because it does not hold its contents (it is not a K'li Kibul [Tos. Yom-Tov]).
(c)R. Yossi final comment regarding Maseches Keilim is - How praiseworthy are you Keilim, that you entered with Tum'ah (with the list of Avos ha'Tum'ah), and concluded with Taharah.
Hadran alach 'K'lei Zechuchis' ve'Salik Maseches Keilim
