Quiz — הלכות כלים פרק י״ג

Question 1

How does an earthenware container contract ritual impurity?

Halacha 1: earthenware containers contract impurity only from their inner space, not from external contact.

Question 2

When impure food is inside an earthenware container — does the food impart impurity to other vessels placed inside the container's airspace?

Halacha 2: an earthenware container does not impart impurity to keilim through its airspace. Only food and liquids are affected.

Question 3

An earthenware vessel turned over a pit containing a carcass — does it contract impurity?

Halacha 5 distinguishes: the law applies when covering impurity, but a carcass in a pit below does not count as being in the vessel's inner airspace.

Question 4

A spice box where impure liquids contact one compartment — do the other compartments contract impurity?

Halacha 13: when one compartment of a wooden spice box contracts impurity from liquids, the remainder does not contract impurity from liquids.

Question 5

At what point does the inner space of an oven begin, for purposes of earthenware impurity?

Halacha 8: neither an oven, range, nor other cooking places contract impurity unless the impurity is found from the sealing and inward.

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