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Ṭebul Yom
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or Name of a treatise in the Mishnah and in the Tosefta; in most editions of the Mishnah it is tenth in the order Ṭohorot. According to Leviticus 15:5 et seq., one who takes the prescribed bath still remains unclean until sunset. The degree of uncleanness in such a case is slight, and according to rabbinical interpretation neither the "ḥallah" nor sanctified flesh is rendered unclean by being touched by such a person, even before sunset; it is merely rendered unfit ("pasul"). Profane or unsanctified things may be touched by him without fear. The treatise Ṭebul Yom more closely defines the degree of uncleanness attaching to such a person, and stipulates also how far the purity of anything is affected by his touch. The treatise comprises four chapters, containing twenty-six paragraphs in all.
- Ch. : Regulations concerning bread and other things which are of such a form that if a ṭebul yom or any other uncleanness touches part of them the whole is rendered unclean.
- Ch. : Concerning liquids touched by a ṭebul yom; when such contact renders the whole unfit, and when it affects only the part touched.
- Ch. : Continuation of ch. : regulations concerning liquids easily rendered unclean.
- Ch. : Regulations concerning utensils touched by a ṭebul yom; enumeration of halakic rules which have undergone changes in the course of time; of the halakic regulations which R. Joshua declared were introduced by the sages ("soferim"), and which he was unable to explain.
In the Tosefta the treatise is divided into two chapters.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Ṭebul Yom'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/e/ebul-yom.html. 1901.
