Kommentar zu Kelim 24:14
שָׁלֹשׁ מִטְפָּחוֹת הֵן. שֶׁל יָדַיִם, טָמֵא מִדְרָס. שֶׁל סְפָרִין, טְמֵאָה טְמֵא מֵת, וְשֶׁל תַּכְרִיךְ וְשֶׁל נִבְלֵי בְנֵי לֵוִי, טְהוֹרָה מִכְּלוּם:
Es gibt drei Arten von Tüchern: Eine, die zum [Abwischen] der Hände verwendet wird, ist anfällig für Midras- Verunreinigungen; Eine, die zum [Einwickeln] von Büchern verwendet wird, ist anfällig für Leichenverunreinigungen. und eine, die als Leichentuch oder zum [Einwickeln] der Harfen der Leviten verwendet wird, ist rein von allen [Arten von Verunreinigungen].
Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
של ידים טמאה נדרס – because that sometimes they place it (i.e., the napkin) on the cushion and he sits upon it.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
There are three different types of napkins:
One used for hands is susceptible to midras uncleanness; The word that I have translated here as "napkins" really would be best translated as a small piece of cloth. If the cloth is used to clean one's hands, it is susceptible even to midras impurity because it is sometimes used to cover the seat cushion and then it is sat upon.
One used for hands is susceptible to midras uncleanness; The word that I have translated here as "napkins" really would be best translated as a small piece of cloth. If the cloth is used to clean one's hands, it is susceptible even to midras impurity because it is sometimes used to cover the seat cushion and then it is sat upon.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
ושל תכריך נבלי בני לוי – that the Levites would wrap their musical instruments in bands/wrappers. And it was the manner of the rest of the people to do so with a leather casing, and even they are ritually pure.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
One used for books is susceptible to corpse uncleanness; If it is used to cover a book, it counts as a vessel and therefore it is susceptible to impurity.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
And the one used as a shroud or a covering for the harps of the Levites is free from all uncleanness. If the cloth is used only to cover a dead body or to cover a harp it is not considered a vessel. The difference between this and a book cover is that one continues to use a book when it is covered, whereas one cannot use a harp (or a dead body for that matter) when it is covered.
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