Pesachim 57a

פסחים נ״ז ע״א

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Topic

Vegetable פאה, the hides of קדשים seized by powerful כהנים, and the four cries of the עזרה

Overview

The גמרא first shows that the two ברייתות about פאה for vegetables hold only two opinions, רבי יוסי and רבי שמעון, who agree on the first vegetable. A ברייתא then tells of בן בוהיין, who gave פאה from vegetables. His father took the vegetables back and paid the poor double in tithed produce, because vegetables are not subject to פאה. Next, a ברייתא tells how powerful כהנים seized the hides of קדשים by force. Moving the division to ערב שבת did not stop them, so the owners consecrated the hides, and the money soon plated the whole היכל in gold. אבא שאול tells a similar story about the sycamore trunks of יריחו, and then a lament against four oppressive high-priestly families. A ברייתא lists four cries of the עזרה: two drove out unworthy כהנים (בני עלי and יששכר איש כפר ברקאי), and two welcomed worthy ones (ישמעאל בן פיאכי and יוחנן בן נרבאי). The amud ends as the גמרא begins the story of יששכר's punishment, which continues on the next amud.

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The steps (20)

1. QuestionAre there three opinions on vegetable פאה?
2. RejectionOnly two opinions: רבי יוסי and רבי שמעון
3. ResolutionWhat 'אף' really refers to
4. Statementבן בוהיין gave פאה from vegetables
5. QuestionWhy did the father say he was not stingy?
6. ResponseSo the poor would not think he was brushing them off
7. StatementStrong כהנים grabbed the hides of קדשים
8. StatementThe fix: divide the hides every ערב שבת
9. StatementThe powerful still grabbed the hides, so the owners consecrated them
10. StatementThe consecrated hides paid for gold plating on the Sanctuary
11. StatementA parallel story: sycamore trunks in Jericho
12. StatementThe lament against the corrupt high-priestly families
13. StatementWhy these families had so much power
14. StatementThe courtyard cried four cries; the first drove out the sons of Eli
15. StatementThe second cry drove out יששכר איש כפר ברקאי, who served with silk-wrapped hands
16. StatementThe third cry welcomed ישמעאל בן פיאכי as כהן גדול
17. StatementThe fourth cry welcomed יוחנן בן נרבאי to eat the offerings
18. Statementיוחנן בן נרבאי's huge meals meant no נותר
19. QuestionWhat finally happened to יששכר איש כפר ברקאי?
20. ResponseThe king and queen argue whether goat or lamb is better, and summon the כהן גדול