Keilim 24:13-14 - The Mishnah With Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz

Keilim24: 13

שְׁלשָׁה סְדִינִין הֵן: הֶעָשׂוּי לִשְׁכִיבָה — טָמֵא מִדְרָס. לְוִילוֹן — טָמֵא טְמֵא מֵת. וְשֶׁל צוּרוֹת — טָהוֹר מִכְּלוּם.

There are three sheets: [A sheet] that is designed for lying [on is susceptible to becoming] tamei with midras tumah. [A sheet that is designed for use] as a curtain [is susceptible to becoming] tamei with corpse-tumah. And [a sheet] of pictures is tahor from any [form of tumah].

Keilim24: 14

שָׁלשׁ מִטְפָּחוֹת הֵן: שֶׁל יָדַיִם — טְמֵאָה מִדְרָס. שֶׁל סְפָרִין — טְמֵאָה טְמֵא מֵת. וְשֶׁל תַּכְרִיךְ וְשֶׁל נִבְלֵי בְנֵי לֵוִי — טְהוֹרָה מִכְּלוּם.

There are three towels: [A towel] for hands [is susceptible to becoming] tamei with midras tumah. [A towel used] for scrolls [is susceptible to becoming] tamei with corpse- tumah. And [one used] for shrouds or for the lyres of the Levites is tahor from any [form of tumah].

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