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Chullin 106b

חולין ק״ו ע״ב

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Topic

How much of the hand must be washed for חולין, for תרומה, and for קידוש ידים ורגלים in the מקדש; what counts as a חציצה; and רב's rule that one morning washing can last all day with a condition.

Overview

The amud opens by finishing a ברייתא about how far up the hand water must reach for נטילת ידים, and how far for קידוש ידים ורגלים in the מקדש. It also teaches that anything that is a חציצה for טבילה is also a חציצה for both kinds of washing. רב, שמואל and רב ששת then point to their fingers and disagree about where 'the joint' is. רב gives one limit for חולין and a farther one for תרומה. שמואל uses the farther joint for both, and רב ששת uses the closer joint for both. בר הדיא reports that רבי אמי followed the strict view for both. The גמרא rules out the idea that רבי אמי was strict only because he was a כהן, since רבי מיישא, a לוי, said the same. Finally, רב teaches that one may wash in the morning with a condition that it counts all day. A story about רבי אבינא begins here and continues on the next amud.

Opening lines

עַד הַפֶּרֶק.

until the joint.

קִידּוּשׁ יָדַיִם וְרַגְלַיִם בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ –

Sanctifying the hands and feet in the Temple —

עַד הַפֶּרֶק,

until the joint;

וְכׇל דָּבָר שֶׁחוֹצֵץ

and any item that interposes

The steps (8)

  1. StatementHow far to wash, and what blocks the water
  2. Statementרב: different joints for חולין and for תרומה
  3. Statementשמואל: the farther joint for both
  4. Statementרב ששת: the closer joint for both
  5. Proofבר הדיא saw רבי אמי follow the strict view
  6. ProofNot because he was a כהן: a לוי said the same
  7. Statementרב: wash in the morning, with a condition, for the whole day
  8. ProofSetting up רבי אבינא's instruction