Title: Anki Torah / Mishnayos
Tags: Kilayim Kilayim2 Kilayim9 Kilayim3 Kilayim1 Kilayim4 Kilayim5 Kilayim6 Kilayim8 Kilayim7
On every note of this deck, unless a note says otherwise:
Author: Rabbi Jonathan Fox

Front: May one sow wheat and darnel together?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 1:1

Front: Why do beans and chick-peas not constitute kilayim?
Back: Because they are both considered beans
Title: Kilayim 1:1

Front: According to the Tana Kama, do cucumbers and cucumber-melons constitute kilayim?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 1:2

Front: According to Rebbi Yehudah, do cucumbers and cucumber-melons constitute kilayim?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 1:2

Front: True or false? Egyptian gourd and bitter-apple may be sewn together
Back: FALSE
Title: Kilayim 1:2

Front: According to our Mishnah, which vegetable may be sewn with turnip?
Back: Radish
Title: Kilayim 1:3

Front: According to Rebbi Akiva, if wild onion and garlic are sewn together does it constitute kilayim?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 1:3

Front: May an apple seed be planted with a pear seed and why?
Back: Yes as the prohibition of kilayim does not apply to the planting of trees
Title: Kilayim 1:4

Front: May an apple tree be grafted with a crab-apple tree?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 1:4

Front: Horse-radish and radish are similar to each. According to the Jerusalem Talmud, why then are they kilayim with each other?
Back: Because their tastes differ
Title: Kilayim 1:5

Front: May one crossbreed a goat and a deer?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 1:6

Front: May one crossbreed a mule and a donkey?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 1:6

Front: According to Rebbi Yehudah, one may not graft a vegetable with a fruit tree. Why?
Back: Grafting is only forbidden when a new species is produced and grafting a vegetable with a fruit tree does not produce a new species
Title: Kilayim 1:7

Front: According to the Tana of our Mishnah, may one graft a vegetable with a fruit tree?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 1:8

Front: A person inserts a vine shoot into a melon in order to irrigate the vine shoot with the moisture of the melon. Is this regarded as forbidden grafting?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 1:8

Front: A person stores a bunch of turnips by burying it under a fruit tree. Why is he not liable for kilayim?
Back: The prohibition of kilayim only applies if one sows in the regular manner
Title: Kilayim 1:9

Front: Based on what word in the Torah does Rebbi Yehudah learn that one does not transgress kilayim with 2 seeds?
Back: ‘field’ – Vayikra 19:19
Title: Kilayim 1:9

Front: A se'ah of wheat seeds contains a quarter kav of barley seeds. What is the ration of wheat seeds to barley seeds?
Back: 24:01:00
Title: Kilayim 2:1

Front: A se'ah of wheat seeds contains a quarter kav of barley seeds. According to the Tana Kama, what may one do to the mixture to allow one to plant the mixture?
Back: He must reduce the barley seeds such that the ratio of wheat to barley is greater than 24:1
Title: Kilayim 2:1

Front: A se’ah of wheat seeds contains 1/8th of a kav of barley seeds and 1/8th of a kav of lentil seeds. According to Rebbi Shimon, is the mixture kilayim?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 2:1

Front: A se’ah of wheat seeds contains 1/8th of a kav of barley seeds and 1/8th of a kav of lentil seeds. According to the Sages, is the mixture kilayim?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 2:1

Front: Garden seeds are intermingled in a se’ah of grain seeds. What is the minimum measure of kavs of the garden seeds that would render the mixture kilayim?
Back: 1/16th of a kav
Title: Kilayim 2:2

Front: Linseed is intermingled in a se’ah of grain seeds. What is the minimum measure of kavs of the linseed that would render the mixture kilayim?
Back: 3/4 of a kav
Title: Kilayim 2:2

Front: A person sowed his field with wheat and subsequently decides to sow it with barley instead. Assuming that the wheat seeds have become ‘wormy’ but have not yet sprouted, how does he go about sowing the barley seeds?
Back: He turns over the soil with the plow to uproot the wheat and then sows the barley
Title: Kilayim 2:3

Front: A person sowed his field with wheat and subsequently decides to sow it with barley instead. Assuming that have already sprouted, how does he go about sowing the barley seeds?
Back: He turns over the soil with the plow to uproot the wheat and then sows the barley
Title: Kilayim 2:3

Front: A person wants to sow grains in a place in which vines have already been planted. Assuming that he does not want to uproot the vines before sowing the grain, what must he do to the vines before sowing the grain?
Back: He must cut them down to less than 1 tefach from the ground
Title: Kilayim 2:4

Front: A person wants to sow grains in a place in which vines have already been planted. Assuming that he does not want to uproot the vines before sowing the grain, what must he do to the vines after sowing the grain?
Back: He must uproot the vines
Title: Kilayim 2:4

Front: Aftergrowth of isatis springs up amongst grain. Why does this not constitute kilayim?
Back: Because the isatis harms the grain and one is only liable for kilayim if the owner wants to maintain both species
Title: Kilayim 2:5

Front: A person wants to sow 2 different species in 2 adjacent beds. According to Bet Hillel, what is the minimum distance between beds that would circumvent the prohibition of kilayim?
Back: The width of a yoke used to plow in Sharon
Title: Kilayim 2:6

Front: A person wants to sow 2 different species in 2 adjacent beds. According to Bet Shamai, what is the minimum distance between beds that would circumvent the prohibition of kilayim?
Back: The width of three broad furrows designed to loosen the soil
Title: Kilayim 2:6

Front: Reuvein’s field is sown with wheat and his neighbour’s field is sown with barley. May Reuvein sow barley between his wheat and his neighbour’s barley and why?
Back: Yes. Because Reuvein’s barley will appear like a continuation of his neighbour’s field and not like kilayim in his own field.
Title: Kilayim 2:7

Front: According to Rebbi Yossi, one may sow a row of flax for testing in the centre of his wheat field. Why is this permitted?
Back: It is apparent that he is sowing the flax for testing, rather than for keeping
Title: Kilayim 2:7

Front: In what situation may mustard be sown at the end of one’s field, adjacent to his neighbour’s field?
Back: If the 2 fields are sown with vegetables
Title: Kilayim 2:8

Front: Wheat is sown under the branches of a tree. The branches that overshadow the wheat, reach to the ground. May one sow barley beyond the branches?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 2:8

Front: According to Rebbi Meir, one may sow 24 different species in a beit se’ah provided that each one is sown in its own square. Why does this not appear as kilayim?
Back: Their square shape marks them out as separate fields
Title: Kilayim 2:9

Front: According to the Sages, what is the maximum number of species that may be sown in a bet se’ah?
Back: Nine
Title: Kilayim 2:9

Front: A bet rova of wheat is separated from a bet rova of barley by a bet rova of fallow land. In the middle of the fallow land is a grave. Is this considered kilayim?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 2:10

Front: According to the Tana Kama, what is the minimum distance there must be between different species of sown vegetables in order for it not to be kilayim?
Back: Six amot
Title: Kilayim 2:10

Front: According to the Tana Kama, what is the minimum distance there must be between sown grain and sown vegetables in order for it not to be kilayim?
Back: A bet rova
Title: Kilayim 2:10

Front: Greek gourd is sown in proximity to another vegetable such that it does not constitute kilayim. The leaves of the Greek gourd hang over the other vegetable. Why is this prohibited?
Back: Since the leaves of Greek gourd spread out considerably, they encroach upon the other species such that it appears like kilayim
Title: Kilayim 2:11

Front: A bed measures 8 tefachim by 8 tefachim. Explain how 12 different species may be sown along the one-tefach wide border.
Back: Three on each border leaving a square tefach in each corner of the grid and keeping a distance of one and a half tefachim between each sown square tefach
Title: Kilayim 3:1

Front: A bed measures 8 tefachim by 8 tefachim. According to the Tana Kama, what is the maximum number of different species that can be sown in the area?
Back: Thirteen
Title: Kilayim 3:1

Front: A bed measures 8 tefachim by 8 tefachim. According to the Rebbi Yehudah, what is the maximum number of different species that can be sown in the area?
Back: Eighteen
Title: Kilayim 3:1

Front: May mustard seeds be sown together with other species in a bed measuring 6 tefachs by 6 tefachs?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 3:2

Front: Describe how a water channel may be sown with 3 different types of seeds.
Back: One type on one side of the cannel, another type on the other side and the third type in the middle, maintaining one and a half tefachim distance between types
Title: Kilayim 3:2

Front: A person’s field is sown with vegetables. He wishes to add a different species. According to Rebbi Yishmael, how long must the furrow on the side of the newly sown species be?
Back: From one end of the field to the other
Title: Kilayim 3:3

Front: A person’s field is sown with vegetables. He wishes to add a different species. According to Rebbi Akiva, how long must the furrow on the side of the newly sown species be?
Back: 6 tefachim
Title: Kilayim 3:3

Front: A person’s field is sown with vegetables. He wishes to add a different species. According to Rebbi Yehudah, how long must the furrow on the side of the newly sown species be?
Back: 6 tefachim
Title: Kilayim 3:3

Front: How many adjacent rows of vegetables constitute a ‘field’?
Back: Two
Title: Kilayim 3:4

Front: A person sows a row of cucumbers, leaves a furrow, sows a row of gourds, leaves a furrow, sows a row of Egyptian beans, leaves a furrow and sows another row of cucumbers. According to Rebbi Eliezer why is this not kilayim?
Back: He considers the 2 cucumber rows as being adjacent and thus constituting a ‘field’. The gourds and beans are therefore considered as planted in the cucumber field and separated from the cucumbers by the required furrow.
Title: Kilayim 3:4

Front: True or false? One may never plant cucumber and gourd alongside each other in one hollow.
Back: FALSE
Title: Kilayim 3:5

Front: According to the Torah, may one sow different seeds alongside each other?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 3:5

Front: A person wants to sow gourd in his onion field. He uproots two 4-amot rows of onions in which he sows a row of gourds. According to Rebbi Yishmael, what space must remain unsown between the edge of the sown gourds and the next row of onions?
Back: 2 amot
Title: Kilayim 3:6

Front: A person wants to sow gourd in his onion field. He uproots two 4-amot rows of onions in which he sows a row of gourds. According to Rebbi Yishmael, what is the minimum distance from the edge of the gourds to the edge of the next row of gourds?
Back: 12 amot
Title: Kilayim 3:6

Front: One plants a single gourd in a grain field According to the Tana Kama, how much space must be left on each side?
Back: A bet rova
Title: Kilayim 3:7

Front: One plants a single gourd in a grain field According to Rebbi Meir, how much space must be left on each side?
Back: A third of a bet se’ah
Title: Kilayim 3:7

Front: One plants a row of gourds in a grain field. According to the Tana Kama, how much space must be left on each side?
Back: Six tefachim
Title: Kilayim 3:7

Front: One plants a row of gourds in a grain field. According to Rebbi Yosi, how much space must be left on each side?
Back: Four amot
Title: Kilayim 3:7

Front: What is ‘the karachat of a vineyard’?
Back: The centre of a vineyard where the vines have dried up or been uprooted
Title: Kilayim 4:1

Front: According to Bet Hillel, the karachat of a vineyard must be at least 16 amot to allow one to sow therein. Explain what the 16 amot are needed for.
Back: Eight amot in the centre for sowing and 4 amot on either side for the working space for the vineyard
Title: Kilayim 4:1

Front: According to our Mishnah, what is ‘the machol of a vineyard’?
Back: The unsown space between the vineyard and the fence surrounding it
Title: Kilayim 4:2

Front: According to Bet Shamai, the machol of a vineyard must be at least 16 amot to allow one to sow therein. Explain what the 16 amot are needed for.
Back: Eight amot in the centre for sowing, 4 amot for the working space for the vineyard and 4 amot next to the fence
Title: Kilayim 4:2

Front: According to Rebbi Yehudah, what is ‘the machol of a vineyard’?
Back: An unsown area between 2 vineyards
Title: Kilayim 4:3

Front: According to Rebbi Yehudah, what is ‘the fence of a vineyard’?
Back: The unsown space between the vineyard and the fence surrounding it
Title: Kilayim 4:3

Front: How high must the fence of a vineyard be in order permit planting vines on the one side and seeds on the other?
Back: Ten tefachim
Title: Kilayim 4:3

Front: In order for a partition of reeds to be a valid separation between a vineyard and a seed field, how wide may the gaps between the reeds be?
Back: Up to 3 tefachim
Title: Kilayim 4:4

Front: A fence 40 tefachim long separates a vineyard from a seed field. There are three breaches in the fence, each 8 tefachim wide. Assuming there are no other breaches in the fence, is the fence a valid partition?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 4:4

Front: A person sows seeds within 4 amot of the last row of a vineyard. According to Bet Hillel, how much of the vineyard becomes prohibited?
Back: One row
Title: Kilayim 4:5

Front: A person sows seeds within 4 amot of the last row of a vineyard. According to Bet Shamai, how much of the vineyard becomes prohibited?
Back: Two rows
Title: Kilayim 4:5

Front: A person plants 5 vines ‘two opposite two and one between’. According to Bet Hillel, what is the minimum space that must be left unsown on the sides of the vines?
Back: 6 tefachim
Title: Kilayim 4:6

Front: A road separates a row of vines on Reuvein’s vineyard and a row of vines on Shimon’s vineyard. What is the maximum width of the road for the rows to be considered combined and hence constitute a vineyard?
Back: Ten tefachim
Title: Kilayim 4:7

Front: There are 3 rows of vines in a vineyard. The middle row gets uprooted, leaving a space of 15 amot between the 2 remaining rows. According to the Tana Kama, may he plant seeds between the 2 rows?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 4:8

Front: There are 3 rows of vines in a vineyard. The middle row gets uprooted, leaving a space of 15 amot between the 2 remaining rows. According to Rebbi Eliezer ben Yaakov, may he plant seeds between the 2 rows?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 4:8

Front: The vines of a vineyard are 18 amot apart from one another. How much space must be left from each row in order to plant seeds between the rows?
Back: Six tefachim
Title: Kilayim 4:9

Front: True or false? Rebbi Meir and Rebbi Shimon hold that a vineyard in which the rows are 10 amot apart from one another, do not combine
Back: TRUE
Title: Kilayim 4:9

Front: Does a ‘poor vineyard’ retain the status of a vineyard regarding kilayim?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 5:1

Front: A vineyard planted in an irregular pattern is laid to waste. The remaining 10 vines are in rows within a bet se’ah but not in parallel lines. According to which Tana is this considered a vineyard?
Back: Rebbi Meir
Title: Kilayim 5:1

Front: A vineyard is planted such that the rows are less than 4 amot apart. According to Rebbi Shimon, is this considered a vineyard regarding kilayim and why?
Back: No because the proximity between the rows hinders the development of the vines
Title: Kilayim 5:2

Front: A ditch ten tefachim deep and 4 tefachim wide runs through an entire vineyard. Why may one sow grain in the ditch?
Back: It is considered a separate domain
Title: Kilayim 5:3

Front: According to the Sages may one sow in a wine-press 10 tefachim deep and 4 tefachim wide?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 5:3

Front: According to the Sages may one sow in a regular watch-mound ten tefachim high and 4 tefachim wide?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 5:3

Front: A single vine is planted in the middle of a wine-press that measures 3 amot by 3 amot. According to the Tana Kama how far from the vine may one sow in the wine-press?
Back: 6 tefachim
Title: Kilayim 5:4

Front: A single vine is planted in the middle of a wine-press that measures 3 amot by 3 amot. According to Rebbi Yosi how far from the vine may one sow in the wine-press?
Back: One may not sow in the wine-press
Title: Kilayim 5:4

Front: A house in the middle of a vineyard is surrounded by vines that cover it. May one sow in the house and why?
Back: Yes since a roofed building is a separate domain
Title: Kilayim 5:4

Front: Vegetables are planted in the middle of a vineyard. How many vines are forbidden if they are planted 4 amot apart?
Back: 45
Title: Kilayim 5:5

Front: Vegetables are planted in the middle of a vineyard. How many vines are forbidden if they are planted 5 amot apart?
Back: 45
Title: Kilayim 5:5

Front: Vegetables are planted in the middle of a vineyard. Assuming the vines are planted 6 amot apart, what area of vines becomes forbidden?
Back: The circle around the vegetables 16 amot in each direction
Title: Kilayim 5:5

Front: One notices vegetables in his vineyard and declares his intent to uproot them when he gets to them. By the time he gets to the vegetables, they have grown by 1/200th. Is he guilty of the transgression of retaining kilayim and why?
Back: No since his declaration shows that he did not intend to retain kilayim
Title: Kilayim 5:6

Front: While sowing his vineyard, the wind blows vegetable seeds into the vineyard without him noticing it. May he benefit from the produce of the seeds?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 5:7

Front: While sowing his vineyard, the wind blows vegetable seeds into the vineyard in front of him. He allows the seeds to grow. He later returns and finds that the seeds have produced corn. What must he do with the corn?
Back: He must burn it
Title: Kilayim 5:7

Front: One knowingly retains thorns in his vineyard in a location where thorns are used for camel fodder. According to the Sages, are the thorns forbidden?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 5:8

Front: ‘all kinds of seeds are not kilayim in a vineyard’ – what seeds are exceptions to this rule?
Back: Cereal and vegetable seeds
Title: Kilayim 5:8

Front: One plants a row of 5 vines beside a fence ten tefachim high such that the vines are trained onto the fence with the tendrils forming a kind of cradle. What is this called?
Back: An aris
Title: Kilayim 6:1

Front: One plants a row of 5 vines beside a fence ten tefachim high such that the vines are trained onto the fence with the tendrils forming a kind of cradle. According to the Tana Kama , does Bet Hillel hold that this have the law of a vineyard with regard to kilayim?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 6:1

Front: One plants a row of 5 vines beside a fence ten tefachim high such that the vines are trained onto the fence with the tendrils forming a kind of cradle. According to Bet Shamai, how far from the vines may one plant vegetable seeds?
Back: 4 amot
Title: Kilayim 6:1

Front: An aris projects from a terrace erected on a hillside. The vines of the aris overhang the field below. Assuming one cannot gather grapes from the aris while standing in the field below, how much of the field is forbidden according to Rebbi Eliezer ben Yaakov?
Back: That which has grown beneath the vines
Title: Kilayim 6:2

Front: A person plants vegetable seeds under a trellis frame onto which a vine has been trained. Assuming the seeds were not planted under the tendrils, has he acted correctly and why?
Back: No. Since the frame is intended to be covered by tendrils, he has planted seeds under the vine
Title: Kilayim 6:3

Front: A person plants vegetable seeds under a trellis frame onto which a vine has been trained. Assuming the seeds were not planted under the tendrils, are the seeds permitted?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 6:3

Front: One trains a vine over part of a fig-bearing tree. May one plant vegetable seeds under a part of the tree in a space that is not overhung by tendrils ?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 6:4

Front: One trains a vine over part of a fig-bearing tree. May one plant vegetable seeds under a part of the tree in a space that is overhung by tendrils?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 6:4

Front: According to the Tana Kama, which trees are serak trees?
Back: All non fruit-bearing trees
Title: Kilayim 6:5

Front: According to Rebbi Meir, which trees are serak trees?
Back: All trees other than the olive-tree and the fig-tree
Title: Kilayim 6:5

Front: According to Rebbi Yosi, which trees are serak trees?
Back: All trees not valuable enough to cover a whole field
Title: Kilayim 6:5

Front: ‘Eight amot and somewhat more’ cancel the significance of an aris. What is the measurement of ‘somewhat more’?
Back: One tefach
Title: Kilayim 6:6

Front: ‘Eight amot and somewhat more’ cancel the significance of an aris. Regarding which other law in kilayim is the ‘somewhat more’ measurement used?
Back: None
Title: Kilayim 6:6

Front: An aris projects beyond the wall from the corner and stops. According to the Tana Kama, is it treated like a single vine or a vineyard?
Back: A single vine
Title: Kilayim 6:7

Front: May one sow seeds beneath the reeds that protrude from an aris?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 6:8

Front: One stretches a vine shoot from one tree to another and extends a short tendril by means of a rope. May one sow seeds under the tendril?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 6:9

Front: One stretches a vine shoot from one tree to another and extends a short tendril by means of a rope. May one sow seeds under the rope?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 6:9

Front: One sinks the branch of a vine into the ground 7 tefachim from the body of the vine. Why may one not sow seeds in the soil above the sunken branch if the soil above the branch is less than 3 tefachim?
Back: The seeds roots will entwine the tendril which is tantamount to grafting kilayim onto the vine
Title: Kilayim 7:1

Front: Describe the ‘knee of a vine’.
Back: After emerging from the ground, a vine may bend downwards and when raised, it forms a knee-shaped joint
Title: Kilayim 7:1

Front: There is a row of 3 vines. One sinks a branch from each vine such that there are now 2 rows of 3 vines. According to Rebbi Elazar bar Tzadok, under what circumstances would this constitute a vineyard for kilayim?
Back: If the vines are within 4 amot from one another
Title: Kilayim 7:2

Front: According to the explanation of Tiferet Yisrael, why may one not sow seeds near a cotton tree?
Back: Because of appearances as a cotton tree resembles a vine
Title: Kilayim 7:2

Front: One sows seeds in the narrow machol between a vineyard and the fence. Is the produce from the seeds forbidden?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 7:3

Front: One sows in the 4 amot tillage space of a vineyard. Is the produce from the seeds forbidden?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 7:3

Front: Reuvein causes his vine to grow over his neighbour’s cereal crop. According to Rebbi Yosi and Rebbi Shimon, why does this not render the neighbour’s crop forbidden?
Back: One cannot render someone else’s crop forbidden on account of kilayim
Title: Kilayim 7:4

Front: Does Rebbi Yosi cite Rebbi Akiva’s ruling (in this Mishnah) as support or as a contradiction to his own opinion (in the previous Mishnah)?
Back: As support
Title: Kilayim 7:5

Front: A violent intruder sows seeds in a vineyard. The owner of the vineyard recovers his land on Chol Hamoed. Is he obligated to cut down the produce on Chol Hamoed?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 7:6

Front: Why must the owner cut down the produce at all?
Back: As one may not maintain kilayim in one’s vineyard
Title: Kilayim 7:6

Front: When do grapes render the grain sown in a vineyard forbidden?
Back: When they become as large as white beans
Title: Kilayim 7:7

Front: Seeds are sown in a vineyard in which the grapes are fully ripened. Is the grain forbidden on account of kilayim?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 7:7

Front: A pot plant containing seeds is placed in a vineyard. According to the Tana Kama, under what circumstances would the produce be forbidden because of kilayim?
Back: If the pot is perforated
Title: Kilayim 7:8

Front: Is it forbidden to make a garment of kilayim?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 8:1

Front: May one rear the offspring of crossbred animals?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 8:1

Front: May one plow a kosher animal together with a non-kosher animal?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 8:2

Front: May one plow a wild kosher animal of one species with a wild kosher animal of a different species?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 8:2

Front: Reuvein drives a wagon led by a mixture of animals while Shimon merely sits in the wagon. According to the Tana Kama, why is Shimon liable to 40 lashes?
Back: Since his presence in the wagon causes the animals to advance
Title: Kilayim 8:3

Front: Why may a horse not be tied to the back of a wagon that is being pulled by oxen?
Back: Because the horse sometimes pushes the wagon, helping it to move forward
Title: Kilayim 8:4

Front: According to Rebbi Yehudah may the offspring of a mare and a donkey be harnessed with the offspring of a mare and a stallion?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 8:4

Front: What is a ‘ramach’?
Back: It is a mule foaled by a horse
Title: Kilayim 8:5

Front: Why may a ‘ramach’ be harnessed with a horse?
Back: It is itself a kind of horse
Title: Kilayim 8:5

Front: Is ‘adnei hasadeh’ classified as a wild animal or as a human regarding kilayim?
Back: Wild animal
Title: Kilayim 8:5

Front: Is ‘adnei hasadeh’ classified as a wild animal or as a human regarding conveying of uncleanness?
Back: Human
Title: Kilayim 8:5

Front: Is a hedgehog classified as a wild animal or a reptile regarding kilayim?
Back: A wild animal
Title: Kilayim 8:5

Front: According to (a) the Tana Kama (b) Rebbi Yosi, may a wild ox (found in the desert) be harnessed with a domesticated ox?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 8:6

Front: May one breed a regular pig with a wild pig?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 8:6

Front: May a human draw a load together with an ox?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 8:6

Front: Nega’im of garments only applies to garments made of certain materials. What are these materials?
Back: Wool and linen
Title: Kilayim 9:1

Front: A garment is made of camel wool and sheep wool. What circumstance would permit one to sow linen into the garment?
Back: If the camel wool makes up the majority of the garment
Title: Kilayim 9:1

Front: Is hemp classified as linen regarding kilayim?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 9:1

Front: According to the Mishnah, may one make a garment out of smooth silk and wool and why?
Back: No. Since smooth silk appears like linen, the Rabbis forbade this
Title: Kilayim 9:2

Front: Quote the verse in the Torah from which we learn that only the wearing of kilayim is forbidden.
Back: ‘neither shall a kilayim shatnez garment come upon you’ – Vayikra 19:19
Title: Kilayim 9:2

Front: May one momentarily wear a garment of kilayim?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 9:2

Front: Why are barbers’ towels forbidden on account of kilayim?
Back: Because they function as garments
Title: Kilayim 9:3

Front: Why may one make shrouds for the dead out of kilayim?
Back: Since the dead are exempt from observing commandments
Title: Kilayim 9:4

Front: According to our Mishnah, may a garment vendor wear a kilayim garment in order to display it for sale?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 9:5

Front: On what condition may a tailor rest his kilayim cloth on his legs?
Back: On condition that he does not use the cloth to protect himself from the sun or the rain
Title: Kilayim 9:6

Front: What material is ‘birsin’ made?
Back: Wool
Title: Kilayim 9:7

Front: Why is it called ‘birsin’?
Back: After its place of origin
Title: Kilayim 9:7

Front: Why do wool-lined shoes not have to be checked for kilayim?
Back: There is an assumption that there is no admixture of linen
Title: Kilayim 9:7

Front: According to the Tana Kama, from which 3 terms is the word ‘shatnez’ comprised and what does each term mean in regard to the Torah prohibition of kilayim?
Back: ‘shua’ – smooth and combed - ‘tavuy’ – spun into threads - ‘nuz’ – twisted
Title: Kilayim 9:8

Front: A felted wool material mixed with flax is considered kilayim. Why?
Back: The wool and the flax are combed and smoothed jointly
Title: Kilayim 9:9

Front: If one girds a woolen cord around a linen garment and stitches the cord to the garment, is it kilayim?
Back: Yes
Title: Kilayim 9:9

Front: A wool garment is fastened to a linen garment with one stitch. Is the garment forbidden on account of kilayim?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 9:10

Front: A wool garment is fastened to a linen garment with one stitch. Is one liable if one pulls out the stitch on Shabbat?
Back: No
Title: Kilayim 9:10

Front: ‘if one undoes it on Shabbat he is liable’ – which melacha has he transgressed?
Back: Tearing
Title: Kilayim 9:10