Yevamos 70b

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Yevamot 70b

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Topic

How far does the גזירה שוה of תושב ושכיר carry פסח rules over to תרומה? It brings in ערלות. It does not bring in אנינות or the rule about uncircumcised sons and slaves.

Overview

This amud defends the גזירה שוה of תושב ושכיר, which teaches that a ערל may not eat תרומה just as he may not eat the פסח. First the גמרא shows that the words are extra on both sides, so the גזירה שוה cannot be refuted, even according to רבי אלעזר. Then it tests how far the comparison reaches. Should an אונן be barred from תרומה? No. The verse 'וכל זר' limits the תרומה ban to זרות, while the גזירה שוה still brings in ערלות. The גמרא explains why ערלות is the one included: it has more stringencies, or, as רבא says, it is written in the פסח section itself. Next it asks whether uncircumcised sons and slaves block a man from תרומה. The word 'בו' in 'ומלתה אותו אז יאכל בו' limits that rule to the פסח. A man's own ערלות still blocks him through the גזירה שוה, since others' ערלות cannot be stricter than his own. Finally the גמרא asks what 'בו' teaches by the בן נכר, and the answer continues on the next amud.

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The steps (23)

1. ConclusionThe master does not own him, so the words are free
2. ChallengeFree from only one side, so it can be refuted
3. ResolutionThe words are extra on both sides
4. ChallengeThen an אונן should be forbidden to eat תרומה
5. ResolutionThe verse limits the תרומה ban to non-כהנים, not mourners
6. ChallengeThen uncircumcision should not disqualify either
7. ResolutionThe גזירה שוה brings in uncircumcision
8. QuestionWhy include uncircumcision rather than mourning?
9. ResponseUncircumcision is more severe in many ways
10. ChallengeMourning has its own stringencies
11. ResolutionUncircumcision's reasons are more numerous
12. Resolutionרבא: mourning for פסח is itself only learned from מעשר
13. ChallengeShould uncircumcised sons and slaves block תרומה too?
14. ResolutionThe word 'בו' limits the sons-and-slaves rule to פסח
15. ChallengeThen let 'בו' allow an uncircumcised man to eat תרומה
16. ResolutionThe גזירה שוה of 'תושב ושכיר' forbids him
17. QuestionWhy give each source to that case?
18. ResponseA man's own ערלות is more serious
19. ChallengeOn the contrary: sons and slaves apply all the time
20. ResolutionThe reasons for a man's own ערלות are more numerous
21. ResolutionOther people's ערלות cannot be stricter than his own
22. QuestionWhat does 'בו' teach about a בן נכר?
23. Response'בו' limits the בן נכר rule to the פסח