Keilim

Keilim or Kelim (Hebrew: כֵּלִים, literally "Vessels") is the first tractate in the Order of Tohorot in the Mishnah. It contains thirty chapters, making it the longest tractate in the entire Mishnah. The Tosefta on Keilim consists of twenty-five chapters,^[1] divided into Bava Kama ("First Gate"), Bava Metzia ("Middle Gate"), and Bava Batra ("Final Gate") of Keilim. The tractate discusses the laws of ritual purity and impurity pertaining to all types of vessels.

Chapter 1 clarifies the ranking of ritual impurities
Chapters 2–10 discuss earthenware vessels (clay ovens, ranges, etc.)
Chapters 11–14 discuss metal vessels
Chapters 15–19 discuss vessels made of wood, leather, and bone
Chapters 20–25 discuss laws of purity and impurity pertaining to all vessels
Chapters 26–28 discuss laws pertaining to leather and clothing
Chapter 29 discusses the seams of clothing and vessels
Chapter 30 discusses glass vessels.

There is no Gemara for Keilim in either the Babylonian or Jerusalem Talmud.

ArtScroll Mishnah Series has published a two volume series explaining all of Mishnayot Keilim in English with many full color illustrations.

References

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "KELIM". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography:
- Z. Frankel, Hodegetica in Mischnam, p. 263, Leipsic, 1859.

[jewishencyclopedia-1] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "KELIM". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography:
Z. Frankel, Hodegetica in Mischnam, p. 263, Leipsic, 1859.

[2] Z. Frankel, Hodegetica in Mischnam, p. 263, Leipsic, 1859.

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