Parah
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Parah is a tractate of the Mishnah that deals with the laws of the red heifer and the ritual purification from corpse impurity.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Mishnah tractate ⓘ |
| addresses |
rabbinic safeguards around impurity
ⓘ
stringencies in purity procedures ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard Mishnah corpus ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish ritual purity laws
ⓘ
Temple-related laws ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Mishnah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
ashes of the red heifer
ⓘ
collection of ashes ⓘ corpse impurity ⓘ degrees of impurity ⓘ invalidating blemishes of the red heifer ⓘ laws of the red heifer ⓘ location of the burning of the red heifer ⓘ mixing ashes with living water ⓘ preparation of the red heifer ⓘ purification of those who handled corpses ⓘ purification of vessels from corpse impurity ⓘ qualification of the red heifer ⓘ sprinkling of purification water ⓘ who may perform the ritual ⓘ who may receive the sprinkling ⓘ |
| focusesOn | laws applicable when the Temple is standing ⓘ |
| hasGemara |
Jerusalem Talmud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
no Babylonian Talmud Gemara ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChapters | 12 ⓘ |
| hasTitleMeaning | “cow” or “heifer” in Hebrew ⓘ |
| language | Mishnaic Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
Israelites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kohanim NERFINISHED ⓘ Levites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Seder Taharot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| primaryTopic |
red heifer
ⓘ
ritual purification from corpse impurity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tractate Mikvaot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tractate Nega’im NERFINISHED ⓘ Tractate Oholot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Numbers 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
kollel programs
ⓘ
yeshivot ⓘ |
| textType | halakhic ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
chumra (stringency)
ⓘ
taharah (ritual purity) ⓘ tumat met (corpse impurity) ⓘ |
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