Wednesday, 21 October 2015

number - Asara?


Who knows ten?


Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point on Chol Hamo'ed, I will:




  • Upvote all interesting answers.





  • Accept the best answer.




  • Go on to the next number.





Answer



Ten types of tum'ah (impurity) that can originate from a person (Mishnah, Kelim 1:5).


And more positively, ten levels of spatial kedushah (sanctity), beginning with the Land of Israel and ending with the Holy of Holies in the Beis Hamikdash (ibid., 1:6 and following mishnayos).



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