Yevamos 73a

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Yevamot 73a

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Topic

Whether a טבול יום may do the פרה אדומה service, and whether an ערל may eat מעשר שני

Overview

The amud opens by finishing a proof from a פסוק. The word 'pure' in the sprinkling verse hints that the person is not fully pure, so a טבול יום is fit to do the פרה אדומה service. Then students ask רב ששת whether an ערל may eat מעשר שני. One side says that since פסח learns from מעשר שני about אנינות, maybe מעשר שני learns from פסח about ערלות. The other side says a stricter thing learns from a lighter one, but not the other way around. רב ששת quotes a משנה that lists rules for תרומה and ביכורים that do not apply to מעשר. He argues that if an ערל could eat מעשר, the משנה should have listed that as a difference too. The גמרא answers תנא ושייר: the list is not complete. As proof, it points to the סיפא, which also leaves out a rule: impure מעשר and ביכורים may not be burned for benefit.

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The steps (10)

1. ProofA verse shows a טבול יום may do the red heifer service
2. QuestionMay an uncircumcised man eat second tithe?
3. QuestionThe other side: a lighter thing does not learn from a stricter thing
4. Responseרב ששת begins answering from a משנה about תרומה and ביכורים
5. ResponseThe rest of the משנה's list for תרומה and ביכורים
6. Proofרב ששת's proof: the משנה should have listed ערל
7. RejectionThe משנה did not list everything
8. ChallengeWhat else did the משנה leave out?
9. ResolutionThe next part of the משנה also leaves something out
10. ResolutionThe item the list left out: no burning when impure