Shabbos 61a

שבת ס״א ע״א

Shabbat 61a

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One sandal for a wounded foot, the order of putting on shoes, and going out on שבת with תפילין and amulets

Overview

The גמרא infers that a person with a wounded foot may go out on שבת in one sandal. רב הונא and חייא בר רב disagree about which foot gets it, and a proof from a story about רבי יוחנן is rejected because it fits both views. This leads to רבי יוחנן's rule that the left shoe goes on first, like תפילין, which clashes with a ברייתא that says right first. רב יוסף allows both orders, אביי objects, and a ירא שמים like מר בריה דרבנא arranges things to satisfy both, while רב כהנא was not particular. The גמרא then quotes the full ברייתא: right first for putting on shoes, washing and oiling, left first for taking shoes off, and the head first when oiling the whole body. Next, רב ספרא explains the משנה's rule about going out with תפילין, in two versions, and concludes that תפילין are worn like a garment. Finally, רב פפא explains that an amulet is allowed if its writer is an expert, and a ברייתא defines a proven amulet and allows tying it on even in רשות הרבים, with a condition that finishes on the next amud.

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The steps (29)

1. StatementInference: someone with a wound may go out in one sandal
2. QuestionWhich foot wears the sandal?
3. Responseרב הונא: on the wounded foot, because a sandal prevents pain
4. Responseחייא בר רב: on the healthy foot, because a sandal gives comfort
5. ProofProof that רבי יוחנן agrees with רב הונא
6. RejectionRejection: the story also fits חייא בר רב
7. Statementרבי יוחנן holds that shoes, like tefillin, start on the left
8. ChallengeA ברייתא says the right shoe goes on first
9. Resolutionרב יוסף: either way is acceptable
10. Rejectionאביי: perhaps רבי יוחנן never heard the ברייתא
11. Rejectionאביי: or he heard it and held the הלכה does not follow it
12. StatementA God-fearing person satisfies both views
13. QuestionWho acted this way?
14. ResponseHow he fulfilled both opinions
15. Statementרב כהנא was not particular about the order
16. StatementThe full ברייתא: right shoe on first, left shoe off first
17. StatementWashing and oiling: right first, and the head first for the whole body
18. StatementBack to the משנה: not with תפילין
19. StatementThe ban applies even if שבת is a time for תפילין
20. StatementSecond version: רב ספרא explains why there is no sin-offering
21. QuestionWhat is the reason?
22. ResponseTefillin are worn like clothing
23. StatementThe משנה's next phrase: an amulet not from an expert
24. Statementרב פפא: an expert writer is enough
25. ProofThe משנה's wording supports רב פפא
26. StatementWhat makes an amulet proven: three healings
27. StatementThe rule applies to every kind of amulet and illness
28. StatementA proven amulet may also be worn as prevention
29. StatementTying and untying the amulet in the public domain