Mesechtas Machshirin
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Tractate Machshirin from the Order of Taharot, containing six chapters, is a tractate that deals with the preparation to receive impurity when one of the seven liquids falls on something. These liquids are: dew, water, wine, oil, blood, milk, and bee honey.
The foundation of this tractate is the verse "v'chi yutan" ("when it is given"), from which we learn that even if the seven liquids came without a person's intent, they still prepare items to receive impurity, since the meaning of the word "yutan" implies they came by themselves. However, there is an additional condition: the person must agree and be happy that the liquids came upon the item, since it is written "yutan" without a vav, to teach that it needs to be like "yiten" - in the manner of giving, where the person himself is happy and agrees with it.
One of the topics discussed in the tractate is the law of "nitzok" (pouring stream), which according to halacha is not considered a connection. When a person pours from one vessel to another, the water in the two vessels is not connected to each other, except in certain situations. On this matter, there is a detailed sicha from the Rebbe explaining the Rambam's approach on this subject, according to both the revealed Torah and Chassidus.
Chapters of the Tractate[edit | edit source]
- Any liquid that was initially desired (six mishnayot) – Discussing "what is considered desire" regarding the owner's desire for preparation for impurity in foods.
- Condensation in houses (eleven mishnayot) – Preparation for impurity of a pool into which the condensation of the owners falls, laws of a city inhabited by both Jews and non-Jews, and general laws of majority and minority.
- A sack that is full of fruits (eight mishnayot) – From this chapter until chapter 6, mishnah 4, the tractate returns to the discussion that began in chapter 1 regarding the preparation of foods for impurity.
- One who bends down to drink (ten mishnayot).
- One who immersed in a river (eleven mishnayot).
- One who brings his fruits to the roof (eight mishnayot) – Mishnah 4 in this chapter details the seven types of liquids that prepare food to receive impurity (dew, water, wine, oil, blood, milk, and bee honey). The tractate then details the "derivatives" of these enumerated liquids, drinks that are impure and prepare for impurity, and drinks that neither cause impurity nor prepare for it.
In total, the tractate contains 54 mishnayot.