Mishna

נפל לתוכו יין או מחל ושנו מקצת מראיו, אם אין בו מראה מים ארבעים סאה, הרי זה לא יטבל בו Wine or sap [the liquid from pressed olives which is not oil] fell in it, and changed some of its appearance, if it does not have the appearance of water [in the amount of] forty … Read more

המניח את הכד One who puts down the ‘Jug’ The ‘Jug’ is a reference to “the” twenty-four (24) books of the Torah[1] (see Kabbalistic commentaries on the verse[i] וכדה על שכמה) – as the Mishna does not state המניח את כדו but rather “the (known) jug”. Here we are talking about one who puts this … Read more