Mishnah 1
1)
(a)The Mishnah discusses an empty Tz'luchis (bottle) into which a small amount of ordinary water fell. What is 'Tz'luchis' (in this context, as opposed to a 'Sho'kes' (a trough)?
(b)R. Eliezer requires that one subsequently sprinkles two Haza'os. Why is that?
(c)What do the Chachamim say?
(d)What is the basis of their Machlokes?
1)
(a)The Mishnah discusses an empty Tz'luchis - the bottle into which the Mei Chatas is poured after it has been mixed with the ashes into which a small amount of ordinary water fell. 'Sho'kes' is the trough in which they are mixed.
(b)R. Eliezer requires that one subsequently sprinkles two Haza'os - in case the first comprised the non-Kasher water exclusively, whilst one of the two must have contained some of the Mei Chatas (see Tos. Yom-Tov).
(c)The Chachamim - declare the entire batch Pasul ...
(d)... in case each Haza'ah contains some of the non-Kasher water (see Tos. Yom-Tov), and detracts from the Shi'ur; whereas R. Eliezer does not require a Shi'ur.
2)
(a)How does the Rambam explain R. Eliezer?
(b)What problem do we have with that?
2)
(a)The Rambam explains R. Eliezer to mean that - the Kohen sprinkles two Haza'os outside the K'li, before sprinkling on the Tamei person or object.
(b)The problem with that is - from the Gemara in Zevachim, which implies like the first explanation (see Tos. Yom-Tov DH 'va'Chachamim Poslim 1).
3)
(a)The Chachamim issue the same ruling if it was not water that fell into the bottle but dew. What does R. Eliezer say?
(b)Where does the Torah mention this phenomenon?
(c)Like whom is the Halachah in both cases?
3)
(a)The Chachamim issue the same ruling if it was not water that fell into the bottle but dew. According to R. Eliezer - the Kohen places the bottle in the sun, allowing the sun to draw out the dew (as it tends to do).
(b)The Torah mentions this phenomenon - in Beshalach (in connection with the Manna) "Vayehi ba'Boker va'Ta'al Shichvas ha'Tal".
(c)The Halachah in both cases is - like the Chachamim.
4)
(a)What must one do if there fell into the bottle ...
1. ... other liquids or beverages?
2. ... ink, glue or 'Kankantum' (vitriol [a black substance that a Sofer adds to his ink])?
(b)Why the difference?
4)
(a)If there falls into the bottle ...
1. ... other liquids or beverages - the Kohen must pour it out and wait for the jar to dry. In the case of ...
2. ... ink, glue or Kankantum - vitriol [a black substance that a Sofer adds to his ink]) - it is not necessary to wait ...
(b)... since they leave a mark, and every drop that remains in the bottle is clearly visible anc can easily be poured out (see also Tos. Yom-Tov).
Mishnah 2
5)
(a)If rodents or insects (see Tiferes Yisrael) fell into the bottle, on what dual condition does the water become Pasul?
(b)On what basis ...
1. ... does the Tana rule that a black worm invalidates the water anyway?
2. ... do R. Shimon and R. Eliezer ben Ya'akov validate the water if 'Dirah and Kinah (insects that grow inside wheat and crops respectively) fell into the bottle, even after they have split open?
(c)Like whom is the Halachah?
5)
(a)If rodents or insects (see Tiferes Yisrael) fall into the bottle, the water become Pasul - if either they have been in the bottle so long that they split open or they have caused the color of the water to change.
(b)
1. The Tana rules that a black worm invalidates the water anyway - because it is shaped like a tube that is open at both ends, and the water enters at one end and exits at the other, taking with it some of the worm's liquids into the water.
2. R. Shimon and R. Eliezer ben Ya'akov validate the water if Dirah and Kinah (insects that grow inside wheat and crops respectively) fall into the bottle, even after they have split open - because they do not contain liquids.
(c)The Halachah is - like the Chachamim.
Mishnah 3
6)
(a)On what grounds does the Mishnah invalidate Mei Chatas from which an animal or a beast (or even a bird) drank?
(b)Then why is a dove different?
(c)And what does the Tana say if rodents or insects drank from the Mei Chatas?
(d)Why is a weasel different?
6)
(a)The Mishnah invalidates Mei Chatas from which an animal or a beast (or even a bird) have drunk - because the water mixes with the saliva in its mouth, some of which falls back into it (see Tos. Yom-Tov).
(b)A dove is different - because it sucks the water, and none of it falls back.
(c)The Tana - validates Mei Chatas from which rodents or insects have drunk (since they too (like a dove) suck the water ...
(d)... with the sole exception of a weasel - which laps it up.
(7)
(a)What does Raban Gamliel say about a snake?
(b)Which creature does R. Eliezer add to the list of things that render the Mei Chatas Pasul by drinking from it?
(c)Like whom is the Halachah in these two cases?
Mishnah 4
8)
(a)The Tana Kama cites R. Eliezer, in whose opinion the mere intention of drinking Mei Chatas renders it Pasul (see Tos. Yom-Tov). What does R. Yehoshua hold?
(b)R. Yossi qualifies the Machlokes. What does he say?
(c)What will R. Eliezer and R. Yehoshua say, according to him, in a case where the water has already been sanctified?
(d)What does 'sanctified' mean?
8)
(a)The Tana Kama cites R. Eliezer, in whose opinion the mere intention of drinking Mei Chatas renders it Pasul (see Tos. Yom-Tov). R. Yehoshua declares it Kasher - until he actually tilts the barrel (either to drink from it or to pour himself a glass of water).
(b)R. Yossi qualifies the Machlokes. According to him, this Machlokes is confined to water that has not yet been sanctified ...
(c)... mixed with ashes.
(d)If it has - R. Eliezer declares the water Pasul only from the time that one tilts the barrel, R. Yehoshua, from the time that one actually drinks it.
9)
(a)On what condition does R. Yehoshua declare the water valid, in the latter case, even if one drank from it?
(b)Why is that?
(c)Like whom is the Halachah in the above cases, like ...
1. ... the Tana Kama or R. Yossi?
2. ... R. Eliezer or R. Yehoshua?
9)
(a)In the latter case, R. Yehoshua declares the water Kasher, even if one drank from it - there where he poured the water into his mouth, without actually drinking from the barrel directly ...
(b)... because then the saliva in his mouth does not mix with the water in the barrel (see also Tos. Yom-Tov).
(c)The Halachah is...
1. ... like R. Yossi in the former case and...
2. ... like R. Yehoshua - in both rulings.
Mishnah 5
10)
(a)According to the Tana Kama, one is not permitted to mix Mei Chatas that became Pasul with cement (see Tiferes Yisrael). Why is that?
(b)What does R. Yehudah say?
(c)What are the ramifications of the Tana Kama's ruling, declaring Tamei the flesh of a cow (see Tos. Yom-Tov) that drinks Mei Chatas for twenty-four hours?
(d)What does R. Yehudah say?
(e)Like whom is the Halachah in both cases?
10)
(a)According to the Tana Kama, one is not permitted to mix Mei Chatas that became Pasul with cement (see Tiferes Yisrael) - so as not to cause others to sin, by touching the water and becoming Tamei without realizing it (see Tiferes Yisrael).
(b)R. Yehudah maintains that - the Mei Chatas becomes Bateil in the mixture.
(c)The ramifications of the Tana Kama's ruling, declaring Tamei the flesh of a cow (see Tos. Yom-Tov) that drinks Mei Chatas for twenty-four hours - will only take effect in the event that it has been Shechted (since live animals are not subject to Tum'ah).
(d)According to R. Yehudah - the water becomes Bateil in the cow' stomach.
(e)The Halachah in both cases is - like the Tana Kama (see also Tos. Yom-Tov).
Mishnah 6
11)
(a)What does the Mishnah say about transporting a flask containing Mei Chatas across a river ...
1. ... by boat?
2. ... by floating them across?
3. ... throw it across from one side to the other?
(b)What is the reason for the current decree?
(c)And what does the Tana say about ...
1. ...carrying it across, if the water reaches his neck (see Tiferes Yisrael)?
2. ... an empty vessel that is designated for Mei Chatas?
3. ... a vessel containing Mei Chatas that has not yet been mixed with the ashes?
11)
(a)The Mishnah forbids transporting a flask containing Mei Chatas across a river ...
1. ... by boat ...
2. ... by floating them across, or ...
3. ... by throwing it across from one side to the other.
(b)The reason for this prohibition is - based on an episode that once occurred, when somebody was transporting Mei Chatas and Eifer Chatas across the River Yarden, and they subsequently discovered a k'Zayis Meis stuck to the bottom of the boat (see Tos. Yom-Tov).
(c)The Tana did not however forbid transporting it ...
1. ... by carrying it across, even (Tiferes Yisrael) if the water reaches his neck (see Tos. Yom-Tov).
2. ... if the designated vessel is empty.
3. ... even if it is full, but the Mei Chatas has not yet been mixed with the ashes of the Parah.
Mishnah 7
12)
(a)On what condition are Eifer Parah that became mixed with other ashes not Metamei?
(b)Is one permitted to use them to be Metaher?
(c)What Shi'ur of ashes must the mixture contain to render it Pasul?
12)
(a)Eifer Parah that becomes mixed with other ashes are not Metamei - provided the latter constitute the majority (see Tos. Yom-Tov).
(b)Using them to be Metaher however - is not permitted.
(c)Even a Kol Shehu of regular ashes will render the mixture Pasul.
13)
(a)What does R. Eliezer say?
(b)What must one do according to him (see Tiferes Yisrael)?
(c)What is the reason for his lenient ruling?
(d)Like whom is the Halachah?
13)
(a)R. Eliezer - permits using the mixture even if the Eifer Parah constitutes the minority ...
(b)... provided one sprinkles the entire batch (Tiferes Yisrael).
(c)The reason for his lenient ruling is because - in his opinion, Mei Chatas does not require a Shi'ur.
(d)The Halachah is - like the Tana Kama.
Mishnah 8 & 9
14)
(a)Mei Chatas that became Pasul, says the Mishnah, is Metamei someone who is Tahor for Terumah in one of two ways. Which two ways?
(b)What are the ramifications of this ruling?
(c)How might it have become Pasul?
(d)What is the source of this Tum'ah?
(e)What can we extrapolate from the fact that the Tana specifies 'someone who is Tahor for Terumah'?
14)
(a)Pasul Mei Chatas is Metamei someone who is Tahor for Terumah in one of two ways - via his hands and via his body ...
(b)... inasmuch as he renders Tamei Terumah that he touches.
(c)It may have become Pasul - by changing color from age.
(d)This Tum'ah is - mi'de'Rabbanan (since min ha'Torah, Mei Chatas that becomes Pasul loses its Tum'ah).
(e)We can extrapolate from the fact that the Tana specifies Someone who is Tahor for Terumah that - the Tum'ah does not affect Chulin.
15)
(a)What does the Tana say about Pasul Mei Chatas that touched someone who is Tahor for Chatas ...
1. ... with his body?
2. ... with his hands?
(b)What if he carries it?
(c)What is the reason for this? What is the status of Pasul Mei Chatas in this regard?
(d)What is the Din regarding someone who touches or carries Kasher Mei Chatas?
15)
(a)The Tana rules that Pasul Mei Chatas that touches someone who is Tahor for Chatas ...
1. ... with his body or ...
2. ... with his hands - remains Tahor for Chatas (see Tos. Yom-Tov), as he does ...
(b)... if he carries it.
(c)The reason for this is - because Pasul Mei Chatas in this regard has the same Din as Kasher Mei Chatas ...
(d)... which renders Tamei anyone who touches or carries it regarding Terumah, but not regarding Chatas.
16)
(a)Pasul Mei Chatas that became Tamei is Metamei someone who is Tahor for Terumah in the same two ways as when it is Tahor. What about someone who is Tahor for Chatas?
(b)What does the Mishnah say about Kasher ashes that one placed in water that is not fit for Mei Chatas regarding being Metamei someone who is Tahor for ...
1. ... Terumah?
2. ... Chatas?
16)
(a)Pasul Mei Chatas that became Tamei is Metamei someone who is Tahor for Terumah in the same two ways as when it is Tahor (with his hands and with his body), and someone who is Tahor for Chatas - only with his hands.
(b)The Mishnah rules that Kasher ashes that one places in water that is not fit for Mei Chatas is Metamei someone who is Tahor for ...
1. ... Terumah - with his hands and with his body.
2. ... Chatas - with neither (just like Pasul Mei Chatas).
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