If one gathered portions of <i>challah</i> with the intention not to separate them, [or] if one bakes a flat batter-cake on top of another and they have crusted over in the oven, or the froth on water that is not bubbling, or the second froth that rises when boiling groats of beans, or the froth from boiling of old wine, or that of any oil, or of lentils, Rabbi Yehudah says: even of beans, [all of these] are rendered impure [if touched] by a <i>tevul yom</i>; and it is needless to say [that this is the case] regarding all other impurities.
Bartenura on Mishnah Tevul Yom
המכנס חלות – this one on top of that one.
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Introduction
Today's mishnah contains mostly the opposite scenarios of yesterday's mishnah objects that are considered to be connected, such that if the tevul yom touches one of them, they are all defiled.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Tevul Yom
על מנת שלא להפריש – that he would not separate them one from the other.
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If one had collected pieces of hallah without the intention of separating them afterwards, Since he didn't intend to separate them, they count as connected.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Tevul Yom
משקרמו בתנור – that after their form/shape is not lost and the remain as wafers as they were, he places them attached and further does not ever separate them one from the other.
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or a batter-cake that had been baked on another after a crust had formed in the oven, Since the crust had already formed he won't separate them so that they bake better.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Tevul Yom
ושל שמן לעולם – whether new or old.
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or froth had appeared in the water prior to its bubbling up, Prior to boiling the froth is considered connected to the water.
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טופח (an aquatic plant, bean) – a kind of legume. But Maimonides states that we call it KORTEMAN in Arabic (according to Jastrow, he defines it as a seed similar to barley). But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Yehuda.
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or the second scum that appeared in the boiling of groats of beans, The second scum that rises on the surface of boiling groats is connected to the dish.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Tevul Yom
טמאין בטבול יום – because of the concluding clause [of the Mishnah] that teaches “and it is not necessary to say, By all [other] sources of uncleanness”/"ואין צריך לומר בכל הטומאות", it took [the phrase]: "טמאים בטבול יום"/”are made unclean by a person who immersed himself that day/Tevul Yom,” and even though defilement/uncleanness does not belong regarding a person who immersed himself that day/Tevul Yom, because he doesn’t defile, but rather invalidates heave-offering/priest’s due/Terumah alone.
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or the scum of old wine, The scum on top of old wine is considered connected only the new scum was considered separate.
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or that of oil of all kinds, The scum that emerges on the top of boiling oil is always considered connected to the oil.
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or of lentils, Rabbi Judah says: also that of beans; The same is true with lentils and beans, according to Rabbi Judah.
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All these are defiled when touched by a tevul yom. And there is no need to say, [this is the case if touched] by other sources of uncleanness. A tevul yom, and all the more so a truly impure person, who touches any of these things defiles the whole thing because all of the parts are considered to be connected.
