Chullin 107a

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Topic

Rules of נטילת ידים: whole-day stipulation, channel water, valid vessels, the רביעית, and eating with a cloth

Overview

The amud opens by finishing רבי אבינא's advice to people short of water: wash once in the morning and make a condition that it covers the whole day. Two versions argue over whether this works only in a שעת הדחק, which decides whether he agrees with רב. רב פפא then rules on washing from a channel filled by buckets. A bucket with a hole joins the channel to the river, so hands may be dipped there, but the bucket itself is useless for pouring. רבא requires a רביעית of water. The גמרא settles two statements of his by saying two people may share water that started as a full רביעית. A second version of אמימר's answer claims the amount does not matter, and the גמרא rejects it, while sages are shown making vessels that hold a רביעית. רבא and a ברייתא rule that a prepared barrel stopper or wineskin is a valid vessel, but a sack or basket is not. Finally the גמרא asks whether one may eat holding food in a cloth instead of washing. A proof from רבי צדוק is rejected, and a new proof from שמואל and רב begins, continuing on the next amud.

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The steps (19)

1. StatementWash once in the morning and stipulate for the whole day
2. StatementFirst version: only when there is a pressing need
3. StatementSecond version: even without a pressing need
4. StatementWashing from an irrigation channel filled by buckets
5. StatementA bucket with a hole links the channel to the river
6. StatementA vessel with a hole cannot be used for pouring
7. StatementA vessel without a רביעית is not valid
8. ChallengeContradiction: what the vessel has in it vs. what it can hold
9. ResolutionOne person versus two people
10. Questionרב ששת asks אמימר what he is careful about
11. StatementAnother version: not careful about the amount
12. RejectionThe proof does not work: leftovers of a full רביעית
13. StatementTwo sages prepared washing vessels that hold a רביעית
14. StatementA prepared barrel stopper may be used for washing
15. ProofA ברייתא supports רבא and lists more containers
16. QuestionMay one eat with a cloth instead of washing?
17. ProofTrying to prove from רבי צדוק, who ate with a cloth
18. RejectionThe רבי צדוק case may be about סוכה and ברכה, not washing
19. ProofA new proof begins: שמואל finds רב eating with a cloth