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Tractate Kelim

Mishnah Kelim, the fifty-second tractate and first of Seder Taharot, governs the susceptibility of vessels to ritual impurity. Spread across 30 chapters and 254 mishnayot, it has no Gemara in the Babylonian Talmud.

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Kelim – Chapter 1

The degrees of impurity and their primary sources (avot hatumah).

Kelim – Chapter 2

The types of impurity affecting a person, and their comparative severity.

Kelim – Chapter 3

Clay vessels and the impurity they can contract.

Kelim – Chapter 4

Clay vessels, specific cases according to their shape.

Kelim – Chapter 5

Ovens and stoves, and their susceptibility to impurity.

Kelim – Chapter 6

Portable stoves and their particularities.

Kelim – Chapter 7

Fragments of clay vessels, and the minimum size that retains impurity.

Kelim – Chapter 8

Ovens covering objects, and enclosed spaces.

Kelim – Chapter 9

Doors, locks, and enclosures, and their status.

Kelim – Chapter 10

Sealed vessels protecting their contents from impurity.

Kelim – Chapter 11

Metal vessels, and their general susceptibility.

Kelim – Chapter 12

Fragments of metal vessels, and their impurity.

Kelim – Chapter 13

Metal tools and their handles.

Kelim – Chapter 14

Metal weapons and their status.

Kelim – Chapter 15

Wooden vessels, flat or hollow.

Kelim – Chapter 16

Wooden vessels, other specific shapes.

Kelim – Chapter 17

The minimum sizes that retain impurity for wood, leather, and bone.

Kelim – Chapter 18

Beds and their frames.

Kelim – Chapter 19

Beds, continued, and chairs.

Kelim – Chapter 20

Chairs and seats, continued.

Kelim – Chapter 21

Items designed for sitting or lying, and mats.

Kelim – Chapter 22

Tables and other furniture.

Kelim – Chapter 23

Various household items.

Kelim – Chapter 24

Saddles and animal equipment.

Kelim – Chapter 25

Handles and how they attach to an item.

Kelim – Chapter 26

Leather items, sandals and shoes.

Kelim – Chapter 27

Leather garments and coverings.

Kelim – Chapter 28

Fabrics and garments.

Kelim – Chapter 29

Sacks and glass vessels.

Kelim – Chapter 30

Glass vessels, mirrors, and the tractate's closing rules.