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Yadayim

Yadayim (Hebrew: ידיים, "hands") is a tractate of the Mishnah and the Tosefta, dealing with the impurity of the hands and their ablution. It is eleventh in the order Tohorot in most editions of the Mishnah.

In the Mishnah, Yadayim is divided into four chapters, containing 22 paragraphs in all.

The Tosefta to this tracte is divided into two chapters. In addition to amplifications of the Mishnaic teachings, it contains various interesting maxims, of which the following may be mentioned:

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSinger, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Yadayim". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.

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