Beitzah 14b

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Topic

Pounding and sorting food on יום טוב, and which gifts (food and clothing, including כלאים) may be sent on יום טוב.

Overview

The amud opens with רבא settling two ברייתות about pounding grain in a small mortar on יום טוב: one ruling is for בבל and the other for ארץ ישראל. Then comes the story of רב פפי, who would not eat porridge at מר שמואל's house, with two possible reasons for his refusal. A new משנה follows about sorting legumes on יום טוב, with the views of בית שמאי, בית הלל and רבן גמליאל. The גמרא limits בית הלל's permission and explains how רבן גמליאל's household washed lentils. A second משנה discusses which gifts may be sent on יום טוב. The גמרא adds that gifts may not be carried in a procession of three people, and leaves רב אשי's question about three different foods as a תיקו. A third משנה allows sending clothes, even of כלאים, with the rule that anything usable on יום טוב may be sent. The גמרא then searches for a permitted use of כלאים and rejects several suggestions; the discussion continues on the next amud.

Opening lines

The steps (31)

1. Resolutionרבא: One ruling is for us, the other for them
2. Statementרב פפי refuses porridge at מר שמואל's house
3. ChallengeMaybe they used a small mortar
4. ResolutionIt was ground too finely for a small mortar
5. ChallengeMaybe it was made the day before
6. ResolutionThe grain looked freshly husked
7. ResolutionAnother reason: מר שמואל's house had careless servants
8. Statementמשנה: Sorting legumes — בית שמאי's view
9. Statementבית הלל: Sort normally, but not with sorting tools
10. Statementרבן גמליאל: One may even rinse and skim
11. Statementרבן גמליאל limits בית הלל's permission to sort
12. ChallengeWould anyone allow sorting when most of it is waste?
13. ResolutionThe case: less waste, but more work to remove it
14. StatementHow רבן גמליאל's household washed lentils
15. ChallengeAnother ברייתא says the opposite
16. ResolutionDirt sinks, straw floats
17. StatementWhat gifts may be sent on a festival
18. StatementGifts may not be sent in a procession
19. StatementHow many people make a procession
20. QuestionThree people carrying three different foods
21. ConclusionThe question stays unanswered
22. StatementHow grain can be used on the festival
23. StatementSending clothes and which shoes may not be sent
24. StatementWhite shoes and the general rule for sending
25. ChallengeWhat use is a garment of כלאים on יום טוב?
26. ResolutionSuggestion: spread it underneath yourself
27. Rejectionחכמים forbade lying on כלאים
28. ResolutionSuggestion: put something in between
29. RejectionEven ten mattresses do not help
30. ResolutionSuggestion: hang it as a curtain
31. Rejectionעולא: people warm themselves with curtains