Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah 201, seif by seif, with Rema, Shach and Taz.
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Shulchan AruchWhat Counts as Tevilah, and How Big a Mikveh Must Be
Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah 201:1 — the basic din of a mikveh: forty se'ah of water that was never drawn.
9 min
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Shulchan AruchSpring Water, Rain Water and Rivers
Yoreh De'ah 201:2 — rainwater gathered on the ground can make a mikveh; drawn water cannot.
11 min
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Shulchan AruchMayim She'uvim: Drawn Water in a Mikveh
Yoreh De'ah 201:3 — mayim she'uvim: when drawn water invalidates a mikveh, and how much is too much.
3 min
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 4
Yoreh De'ah 201:4 — can a mikveh be filled partly with drawn water if forty se'ah of kosher water remain?
10 min
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 5
Yoreh De'ah 201:5 — snow, ice, and hail that melt into a pit: do they count toward a kosher mikveh?
7 min
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Shulchan AruchNo Mikveh Inside a Kli
Yoreh De'ah 201:6 — muddy water and water mixed with other liquids: when is the mikveh still kosher?
4 min
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 7
Yoreh De'ah 201:7 — a spring versus a mikveh: which waters purify even without forty se'ah?
12 min
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 8
Yoreh De'ah 201:8 — water that passed through a vessel: why the Mechaber, Shach, and Taz treat it as she'uvim.
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 9
Yoreh De'ah 201:9 — the Taz brings Rashi: taharah arrives the same way tumah entered the water.
5 min
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 10
Yoreh De'ah 201:10 — a spring drawn into a pool of standing water: is the pool a spring or a mikveh?
8 min
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 11
Yoreh De'ah 201:11 — a little spring water meets a large amount of drawn water: what is the din?
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 12
Yoreh De'ah 201:12 — zochalin (flowing water) and how movement changes the status of a mikveh.
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 13
Yoreh De'ah 201:13 — connecting two pits so water can hashakah: when does contact kosher the drawn water?
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 14
Yoreh De'ah 201:14 — bor al gabei bor and other layered pits: how the upper and lower waters interact.
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 15
Yoreh De'ah 201:15 — hashakah through a hole: how large must the opening be to join the waters?
23 min
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 16
Yoreh De'ah 201:16 — when drawn water falls into a kosher mikveh, does it spoil the whole pool?
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 17
Yoreh De'ah 201:17 — measuring forty se'ah: the size of the se'ah and how we reckon the volume.
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 18
Yoreh De'ah 201:18 — Mechaber, Shach, and Taz on a classic mikveh case, side by side with a short quiz.
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 19
Yoreh De'ah 201:19 — Shulchan Aruch compares two cases of water joining; Shach and Taz sharpen the chilluk.
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 20
Yoreh De'ah 201:20 — a longer seif: Mechaber, Shach, and Taz on how drawn water can (or cannot) be saved.
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 21
Yoreh De'ah 201:21 — Mechaber and Rema, with Shach and Taz, on a practical mikveh construction question.
6 min
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 22
Yoreh De'ah 201:22 — Mechaber, Rema, Shach, and Taz on another fine point of mayim she'uvim and hashakah.
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 23
Yoreh De'ah 201:23 — a compact seif: Mechaber and Rema, then Shach and Taz, on connecting mikveh waters.
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 24
Yoreh De'ah 201:24 — Mechaber and Rema on a mikveh detail, with Shach and Taz lined up side by side.
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Shulchan AruchYoreh De'ah 201 · Seif 25
Yoreh De'ah 201:25 — Mechaber, Rema, Shach, and Taz close out siman 201 with a final mikveh din.
