Mesechtas Mikvaot

Tractate Mikvaot contains 11 chapters, indicating the concept of elevation and refinement that comes after the completeness of ten, which is why the incense also includes 11 spices.

The tractate deals with the parameters of the mikvah and the spring and their derivatives (seas and rivers, wells, and more), the laws of immersion in a mikvah, and disqualifications of a mikvah (for example, drawn water).

Chidushei HaTzemach Tzedek

The Tzemach Tzedek's novellae on this tractate are well-known, particularly significant for a tractate that doesn't have many commentators, and almost no Rishonim (early authorities) who explain it.

Similarly, among the well-known books on this tractate is "Galut Aliyot," a book composed by Rabbi Dov Ber Lifshitz, a student of Rabbi Natan Gurarya, one of the great Chabad Chassidim, who mentions the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek several times ("Our Rebbe in his book Tzemach Tzedek"). The book is organized according to the order of the tractate and includes two commentaries: a long explanation and a short explanation.

External Links

• Chidushei HaTzemach Tzedek on Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4

The Rebbe's Explanation

• Chapter 7, "A needle placed on the steps of the cave, he would move it back and forth in the water," Reshimot HaRebbe 1-14, p. 110