Talmud for Kelim 26:4
סַנְדָּל שֶׁנִּפְסְקָה אַחַת מֵאָזְנָיו וְתִקְּנָהּ, טָמֵא מִדְרָס. נִפְסְקָה שְׁנִיָּה וְתִקְּנָהּ, טָהוֹר מִן הַמִּדְרָס אֲבָל טָמֵא מַגַּע מִדְרָס. לֹא הִסְפִּיק לְתַקֵּן אֶת הָרִאשׁוֹנָה עַד שֶׁנִּפְסְקָה שְׁנִיָּה, טְהוֹרָה. נִפְסַק עֲקֵבוֹ, נִטַּל חוֹטְמוֹ, אוֹ שֶׁנֶּחֱלַק לִשְׁנַיִם, טָהוֹר. סוֹלְיָם שֶׁנִּפְסַק מִכָּל מָקוֹם, טָהוֹר. מִנְעָל שֶׁנִּפְחַת, אִם אֵינוֹ מְקַבֵּל אֶת רֹב הָרֶגֶל, טָהוֹר. מִנְעָל שֶׁעַל הָאֵמוּם, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר מְטַהֵר, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַמְּאִים. כָּל חֲמָתוֹת צְרוּרוֹת, טְהוֹרוֹת, חוּץ מִשֶּׁל עַרְבִיִּין. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, צְרוֹר שָׁעָה, טְהוֹרוֹת. צְרוֹר עוֹלָם, טְמֵאוֹת. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, כָּל חֲמָתוֹת צְרוּרוֹת, טְהוֹרוֹת:
Regarding a sandal with a hole [for a strap] that was broken, if one fixed it, it [retains prior impurities and thus] is impure with <i>midras</i> impurity [a type of impurity due to being sat on by certain types of impure individuals, rendering something an Origin of impurity]. If the second hole was broken and one fixed it, it is pure from [and can no longer retain] <i>midras</i> impurity, but is [still susceptible to be being rendered] impure from contact with <i>midras</i> impurity. If one was unable to fix the first [hole] before the second was broken, it is pure. If its heel broke off, or if its toe-piece was removed, or if it was split in two, it is pure. A heel-less slipper that was torn anywhere is pure. A shoe that was diminished [by damage], if it cannot hold the majority of the foot, it is pure. Regarding a shoe [still] on the last, Rabbi Eliezer considers it pure [i.e. insusceptible to impurity], and the Sages consider it impure. All [punctured] water skins which are tied up in a bundle are pure [insusceptible to impurity, due to being punctured], except for Arabian ones [since their ties are stronger]. Rabbi Meir says: if [they are tied in] a temporary bundle, they are pure; if [in] a permanent bundle, they are impure. Rabbi Yose says: all water skins tied up in bundles are pure.
Jerusalem Talmud Kilayim
If a vessel is used as a container, it can become impure as long as it can be used as container. If an impure vessel springs a leak large enough to make it unusable for its primary purpose, it becomes pure. Animal hides used as containers for water or wine are obtained by skinning slaughtered lambs or sheep. The skin then is open at the neck, the tail, and the four feet. If the feet and tail end are sown tight, there is no doubt that a permanent container was formed which may become impure. If the feet are only tied with rope, they also can become untied; the vessel so created is temporary and cannot become impure. The anonymous Tanna states that Arabs never sow their skins; they have developed a technique to tie the skins with rope to create permanent vessels. R. Meïr extends the rule to all skins whose knots are not supposed to be opened. R. Yose notes that any knot can be untied without damaging the skin; hence, no knot is permanent., we have stated: “All tied-up water skins are pure except those of Arabs. Rebbi Meïr says, temporarily tied ones are pure, permanently tied ones are impure. Rebbi Yose says, all tied ones are pure.” Some Tannaïm state it inverted48They switch the statements attached to the names of R. Meïr and R. Yose. This invites comparison with the Mishnah here.. Rebbi Jacob bar Aḥa in the name of Rebbi Yasa: Like our Mishnah. Rebbi Yudan said, the indicator of Kelim is Kilaim49In Kilaim, a “futile” tree is turned into a prop for the vine and loses its character of tree by the vintner’s intention as stated in the preceding paragraph; so likewise the knots with which the skin is tied are temporary or permanent according to the intention of the owner. If we do not change the names in Kelim, the arguments of R. Meïr become consistent; the Mishnah Kelim should not be changed., for if it were not so, what would be the difference between permanent and temporary tie? In the House of Rebbi Yannai they said: A permanent tie must be cut, a temporary tie does not have to be cut50The House of Yannai disagree with R. Yasa: The difference between temporary and permanent knots is not one of intent but of fact. A temporary knot is one that may be untied by hand, even if it is intended to be permanent. A permanent knot is one that cannot be untied with one’s fingers; it is so tight that it can be removed only by cutting the rope. In that case, a tool was needed to create the openings; this action is as if one used a drill to make a hole in a pot, which destroys the vessel and makes it pure. As a consequence, the permanently tied skin is a vessel and can become impure; there are parallel arguments in Kelim and Kilaim..