Commentary for Kelim 17:14

וְיֵשׁ בְּמֶה שֶּׁנִּבְרָא בַיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן טֻמְאָה, בַּשֵּׁנִי אֵין בּוֹ טֻמְאָה, בַּשְּׁלִישִׁי יֶשׁ בּוֹ טֻמְאָה, בָּרְבִיעִי וּבַחֲמִישִׁי אֵין בָּהֶם טֻמְאָה, חוּץ מִכְּנַף הָעוֹז וּבֵיצַת נַעֲמִית הַמְצֻפָּה. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן נוּרִי, מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה כְנַף הָעוֹז מִכָּל הַכְּנָפָיִם. וְכֹל שֶׁנִּבְרָא בַיּוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי, טָמֵא:

There are things that were created on the first day that are susceptible to impurity. On the second day, nothing created is susceptible to impurity. On the third day, there are things susceptible to impurity. On the fourth day and on the fifth day, nothing created is susceptible to impurity except for the wing of the vulture or an ostrich-egg that is plated. Rabbi Yohanan ben Nuri said: Why should the wing of a vulture be different from all other wings? Anything created on the sixth day is susceptible to impurity.

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