Pesachim 100a

פסחים ק׳ ע״א

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Topic

Who the משנה of ערב פסח follows, and the argument over stopping a meal when שבת or יום טוב begins

Overview

Our משנה says that on ערב פסח, from close to מנחה time, a person may not eat until nightfall. A ברייתא was brought against רב פפא's explanation of the משנה. The גמרא first suggests the ברייתא is a faulty text, but מרימר testifies that it was accepted as reliable. So רב פפא is rejected, and the גמרא goes back to רב הונא: the משנה follows רבי יוסי. Then רב הונא is challenged from רבי יוחנן's ruling that the הלכה follows רבי יהודה on ערב פסח, which seems to show that רבי יוסי argues there too. The גמרא answers that their argument is only about stopping a meal already in progress (הפסקה), not about starting one. A ברייתא proves this argument exists and tells the story in עכו, where the הלכה was fixed like רבי יוסי. Finally, שמואל rules like neither side: you spread a cloth and make קידוש. The גמרא begins challenging this from another statement of שמואל, and that challenge continues on the next amud.

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The steps (13)

1. RejectionMaybe the ברייתא is a faulty text
2. ProofTestimony that the ברייתא is reliable
3. Conclusionרב פפא's approach falls, so the גמרא returns to רב הונא
4. ChallengeDoes רב הונא's explanation really work?
5. ChallengeInference: רבי יוסי disagrees even about ערב פסח
6. ResolutionThe argument is about stopping a meal, not starting one
7. ProofA ברייתא shows they argue about interrupting a meal
8. StatementThe story in Akko: should we stop the meal?
9. Responseרבי יוסי's sharp reply
10. Responseרבן שמעון בן גמליאל decides not to stop the meal
11. ConclusionThe הלכה was fixed like רבי יוסי on the spot
12. Statementשמואל's middle ruling: cover the table and make קידוש
13. ChallengeChallenge from another statement of שמואל about interrupting for קידוש