Keritot is a tractate of the
Mishnah
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and
Babylonian Talmud
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. It is the seventh tractate in the Order of
Kodashim
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Kodashim () is the fifth of the six orders, or major divisions, of the Mishnah, Tosefta and the Talmud, and deals largely with the services within the Temple in Jerusalem, its maintenance and design, the ''korbanot'', or sa ...
. Its name is the plural of the punishment
kareth
The Hebrew term ''kareth'' ("cutting off" , ), or extirpation, is a form of punishment for sin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and later Jewish writings. The typical Biblical phrase used is "that soul shall be cut off from its people" or a slight ...
which the Torah specifies for intentional violation of certain sins; unintentional violation of the same sins obligates one to bring a sin-offering instead.
Mishnah
The Mishnah to Keritot contains six chapters, with the following contents:
# A list of the 36 sins which incur ''kareth''; laws of the sacrifice of the ''yoledet''
# Ritually impure people bring a sacrifice to finish the process of their purification; laws of the sacrifice for the ''shifcha harufah''.
# The number of sacrifices required by one who has committed a series of sins
# The ''asham talui'' for one uncertain whether he has sinned
# The prohibition on consuming blood, and the laws of ''asham meilot''
# One who brings a sacrifice and later learned that he had not sinned; whether the forgiveness of
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur ( ; , ) is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, corresponding to a date in late September or early October.
For traditional Jewish people, it is primarily centered on atonement and ...
exempts one from a sin-offering; etc.
Talmud
The Talmud Bavli on tractate Keritot contains 27 pages. Page 6 of Keritot concerns the incense offering of the Temple. This is included in the standard Orthodox prayer book.
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