Beitzah 16b

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Topic

The rules of ערובי תבשילין (size and דעת), and making ערובי חצרות on a יום טוב that falls on Friday

Overview

The amud opens by finishing an earlier point: in the הרסנא dish, the flour is the main part. רבי אבא then rules that an ערובי תבשילין must be at least a כזית, and one כזית works for one person or a hundred. Two sources that seem to allow less are read so they fit this rule. Next, רב says an ערובי תבשילין needs דעת. The גמרא shows from great רבנים who made one ערוב for a whole city that the people it covers do not need to know about it, as long as they are within the תחום שבת. A story about שמואל and a blind man shows that someone who keeps forgetting may not rely on another's ערוב. The גמרא then turns to a יום טוב on Friday: the תנא קמא forbids ערובי תחומין and ערובי חצרות, while רבי allows ערובי חצרות. רב and שמואל argue over the הלכה, and the גמרא tries to prove from a story whether ruling like רבי is lenient or strict. That discussion continues on the next amud.

Opening lines

The steps (24)

1. ConclusionThe flour is the main part of the fish dish
2. StatementAn ערוב of cooked food needs a כזית
3. QuestionOne כזית for everyone, or one for each person?
4. ResponseOne כזית works for one or a hundred
5. ChallengeThe משנה says even a tiny leftover is enough
6. Resolution'Any amount' still means at least a כזית
7. ChallengeA teaching says the ערוב has no set size
8. ResolutionNo maximum, but there is a minimum
9. StatementAn ערובי תבשילין needs דעת
10. QuestionWhose awareness is needed?
11. ProofGreat רבנים made one ערוב for a whole city
12. QuestionHow far can such an ערוב reach?
13. ResponseUp to the תחום שבת
14. Statementשמואל lets a sad blind man rely on his eiruv
15. StatementA repeat forgetter is called negligent
16. StatementNo ערובי תחומין or ערובי חצרות on a Friday יום טוב
17. Statementרבי allows ערובי חצרות but not ערובי תחומין
18. Statementרב and שמואל disagree about the halacha
19. QuestionIs ruling like רבי lenient or strict?
20. ChallengeObviously it means lenient
21. Resolutionרבי אלעזר reported that the opinions are reversed
22. ProofThe story of רב תחליפא בר אבדימי
23. ProofA ruin only makes sense if the ruling was lenient
24. RejectionEven a strict ruling can ruin the masses