[1] Sixth division of the Mishnah, devoted to rules of cultic cleanness that govern in the Temple; also rules of cultic cleanness observed in the homes of those who wish to eat their everyday food in accordance with the laws governing the Temple...

[1] The wife accused of adultery, Numbers 5; [2] Mishnah tractate on the ordeal inflicted upon the wife accused of adultery; invoking the ordeal (chap. 1); narrative of the ordeal (chaps. 1–3); rules of imposing the ordeal, exemptions, testimony...

(Hebrew: “Sabbath of the Heifer”) The Sabbath preceding SHABBAT HAODESH, on which Numbers 19:1–22, concerning the ritual of the red heifer, is read as an addition to the week’s Torah portion. This is a reminder of the need to...

Mishnah tractate on washing the hands to remove cultic uncleanliness; washing hands (chaps. 1–2); the status of uncleanliness imputed to hands (chap. 3); the status of uncleanliness imputed to sacred Scriptures (chaps....

Tohorot (Hebrew: טהורת literally "Purities") is the sixth order of the Mishnah (also the Tosefta and Talmud). This order deals with the clean/unclean distinction and family purity. This is the longest of the orders in the Mishnah. There are 12...