Mesechtas Keilim
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In Masechet Keilim from the Order of Taharot, there are 29 chapters.
The masechet deals with the laws of tumah (ritual impurity) and taharah (ritual purity) of people and vessels.
Among other things, the masechet discusses the status of hand towels. According to Beit Shammai, whether they are decorated or not, they are tamei (ritually impure). However, according to Beit Hillel, only undecorated towels are tamei, while decorated towels are not tamei.
The Rebbe's Explanations[edit | edit source]
The Rebbe explains that the distinction between decorated and undecorated towels is that decorated towels serve the person and are for their pleasure, unlike undecorated towels which serve only the vessel. This is the distinction between a case and a covering.
Another topic discussed in the masechet concerns a baker's board that was fixed to a wall, about which Rabbi Eliezer and the Sages disagree. Rabbi Eliezer rules it tahor (ritually pure) while the Sages rule it tamei. The Rebbe attributes this to a general disagreement between them about whether something attached to the ground is considered like the ground itself.