## Bava Metzia Daf 105b

###### Bava Metzia 105b:1
[Bava Metzia 105b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:1)

עָלוּ בְּאִילָן שֶׁכּוֹחוֹ רַע, וּבְסוֹכָה שֶׁכּוֹחָהּ רַע – טָמֵא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If a *zav* and a ritually pure person **climbed a tree that has little strength,** which shook as they climbed it, **or** if they climbed onto **a branch that has little strength,** the ritually pure person is **rendered ritually impure.** One of the ways a *zav* imparts impurity is by movement, and here the *zav* is viewed as having moved the pure person.


###### Bava Metzia 105b:2
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הֵיכִי דָּמֵי אִילָן שֶׁכּוֹחוֹ רַע? אָמְרִי דְּבֵי רַבִּי יַנַּאי: כֹּל שֶׁאֵין בְּעִיקָּרוֹ לָחוֹק רוֹבַע. הֵיכִי דָּמֵי סוֹכָה שֶׁכּוֹחָהּ רַע? אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: כֹּל שֶׁנֶּחְבֵּאת בְּחֶזְיוֹנָהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances** of this **tree that has little strength,** i.e., how is a tree with little strength defined? The Sages of **the school of Rabbi Yannai say:** It is **any** tree **whose trunk is not** broad enough **that** one can **hollow out** a vessel of **a quarter**-*kav* from it. **What are the circumstances** of **a branch that has little strength? Reish Lakish said:** It is **any** branch concerning **which** its circumference can **be hidden,** i.e., inserted, **in** a person’s **fist.** A branch of this size is generally not strong enough to hold two people without shaking.


###### Bava Metzia 105b:3
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תְּנַן הָתָם: הַמְהַלֵּךְ בְּבֵית הַפְּרָס, עַל גַּבֵּי אֲבָנִים שֶׁיָּכוֹל לְהָסִיט, עַל הָאָדָם וְעַל הַבְּהֵמָה שֶׁכּוֹחָן רַע – טָמֵא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**We learned** in a mishna **elsewhere** (*Oholot* 18:6): With regard to one **who walks in an area in which uncertainty exists concerning the location of a grave or corpse [*beit haperas*],** if he treads **over stones that he can move** as he walks, raising concerns that he might have moved a bone of a corpse and thereby rendered himself impure, or if he was in that location, **on** the back of **a person or** riding **on an animal that had little strength,** he is **impure,** as he is considered to have moved the impurity himself.


###### Bava Metzia 105b:4
[Bava Metzia 105b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:4)

הֵיכִי דָּמֵי אָדָם שֶׁכּוֹחוֹ רַע? אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: כֹּל שֶׁרוֹכְבוֹ וְאַרְכֻבּוֹתָיו נוֹקְשׁוֹת. הֵיכִי דָּמֵי בְּהֵמָה שֶׁכּוֹחָהּ רַע? אָמְרִי דְּבֵי רַבִּי יַנַּאי: כֹּל שֶׁרוֹכְבָהּ [וּ]מְטִילָה גְּלָלִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances** of **a person that has little strength? Reish Lakish said: Any** person **whose knees knock** against each other **when** someone **rides upon him. What are the circumstances** of **an animal that has little strength?** The Sages of **the school of Rabbi Yannai say: Any** animal **that releases excrement** due to strain **when** a person **rides upon it.**


###### Bava Metzia 105b:5
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אָמְרִי דְּבֵי רַבִּי יַנַּאי: לִתְפִלָּה וְלִתְפִילִּין אַרְבָּעָה קַבִּין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ As the Gemara has cited the rulings of the school of Rabbi Yannai with regard to measurements, it now cites similar *halakhot* that the Sages of **the school of Rabbi Yannai state: With regard to prayer and with regard to phylacteries,** the measure is **four *kav*.**


###### Bava Metzia 105b:6
[Bava Metzia 105b:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:6)

לִתְפִלָּה מַאי הִיא? דְּתַנְיָא: הַנּוֹשֵׂא מַשּׂאוֹי עַל כְּתֵיפוֹ וְהִגִּיעַ זְמַן תְּפִלָּה, פָּחוֹת מֵאַרְבָּעָה קַבִּין – מַפְשִׁילָין לַאֲחוֹרָיו וּמִתְפַּלֵּל. אַרְבָּעָה קַבִּין – מַנִּיחַ עַל גַּבֵּי קַרְקַע וּמִתְפַּלֵּל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara inquires: **What is** the relevance of this measure **with regard to prayer?** This is **as it is taught** in a *baraita*: With regard to **one who carries a load on his shoulder and the time for prayer arrives,** if the load is **less than four *kav*,** he **lowers it behind him** while still holding it **and prays,** as a light load of this size does not interfere with prayer. If the load is **four *kav*, he places it on the ground and prays.**


###### Bava Metzia 105b:7
[Bava Metzia 105b:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:7)

לִתְפִילִּין מַאי – הִיא דְּתַנְיָא: הָיָה נוֹשֵׂא מַשּׂאוֹי עַל רֹאשׁוֹ וּתְפִילִּין בְּרֹאשׁוֹ, אִם הָיוּ תְּפִילִּין רוֹצְצוֹת – אָסוּר, וְאִם לָאו – מוּתָּר. בְּאֵיזוֹ מַשּׂאוֹי אָמְרוּ – בְּמַשּׂאוֹי שֶׁל אַרְבַּעַת קַבִּין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**What is** the relevance of this amount **with regard to phylacteries?** This is **as it is taught** in a *baraita*: If a man **was carrying a load on his head and** he had **phylacteries on his head, if the phylacteries were being crushed** under the load it is **forbidden** to leave them on his head, **but if** they were **not** being crushed, it is **permitted.** With regard **to which load** did the Sages **state** this *halakha*? They stated it with regard **to a load of four *kav*.**


###### Bava Metzia 105b:8
[Bava Metzia 105b:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:8)

תָּנֵי רַבִּי חִיָּיא: הַמּוֹצִיא זֶבֶל עַל רֹאשׁוֹ וּתְפִילִּין בְּרֹאשׁוֹ – הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא יְסַלְּקֵם לִצְדָדִין, וְלֹא יִקְשְׁרֵם בְּמׇתְנָיו, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא נוֹהֵג בָּהֶן מִנְהַג בִּזָּיוֹן. אֲבָל קוֹשְׁרָם עַל זְרוֹעוֹ בִּמְקוֹם תְּפִילִּין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Ḥiyya teaches:** With regard to one **who removes garbage** by carrying it **on his head and** has **phylacteries on his head, he** may **not move** the phylacteries **to the side** to prevent them from being crushed, **and** likewise he may **not tie** the phylacteries of the head **to his loins because he** thereby **treats them in a manner** of **degradation. But** he may **tie them on his arm in the location** where **the phylacteries** of the hand are placed.


###### Bava Metzia 105b:9
[Bava Metzia 105b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:9)

מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי שֵׁילָא אָמְרוּ: אֲפִילּוּ מִטְפַּחַת שֶׁלָּהֶן אָסוּר לְהַנִּיחַ עַל הָרֹאשׁ שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ תְּפִילִּין. וְכַמָּה? אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: אֲפִילּוּ רִבְעָא דְּרִבְעָא דְּפוּמְבְּדִיתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Sages **said in the name of the school of Sheila:** It is **forbidden to place on the head** of one **that has phylacteries on it even the scarf** in which **they** are wrapped. The Gemara asks: **And how much** does Rabbi Sheila permit one to place on his head while wearing phylacteries? **Abaye said: Even** as little as **one-quarter of one-quarter** of the smallest measurement **of Pumbedita** is still forbidden from being placed on one’s head.


###### Bava Metzia 105b:10
[Bava Metzia 105b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:10)

אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה: מַאי קִצְבָה בִּכְרִי? אֶלָּא: אִם יֵשׁ בּוֹ כְּדֵי נְפִילָה. וְכַמָּה כְּדֵי נְפִילָה? רַבִּי אַמֵּי אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: אַרְבַּעה סְאִין לְכוֹר. רַבִּי אַמֵּי דִּילֵיהּ אָמַר: שְׁמוֹנַת סְאִין לְכוֹר. אֲמַר לֵיהּ הָהוּא סָבָא לְרַב חָמָא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַבָּה בַּר אֲבוּהּ: אַסְבְּרַהּ לָךְ, בִּשְׁנֵי דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן הֲוָה שַׁמִּינָא אַרְעָא, בִּשְׁנֵי דְּרַבִּי אַמֵּי הֲוָה כְּחִישָׁא אַרְעָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: **Rabbi Yehuda says: What fixed** measure is **a pile? Rather,** the relevant issue is **whether it has** a crop **equivalent to** the measure of seeds for **dropping** in a field in order to sow it. The Gemara asks: **And how much** is **equivalent to**the measure of seeds for **dropping** in a field in order to sow it? **Rabbi Ami says** that **Rabbi Yoḥanan** says: **Four *se’a* for** the amount of land sufficient to grow **a *kor*. Rabbi Ami himself,** though, **says eight *se’a* for** the amount of land sufficient to grow **a *kor*. A certain elder said to Rav Ḥama, son of Rabba bar Avuh: I will explain it to you: In the years of Rabbi Yoḥanan the land was fat,** while **in the years of Rabbi Ami the land was lean,** and it was therefore necessary to double the amount of seed for each unit of land.


###### Bava Metzia 105b:11
[Bava Metzia 105b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:11)

תְּנַן הָתָם: הָרוּחַ שֶׁפִּיזְּרָה אֶת הָעוֹמָרִין, אוֹמְדִים אוֹתָהּ כַּמָּה לֶקֶט רְאוּיָה לַעֲשׂוֹת וְנוֹתֵן לַעֲנִיִּים. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: נוֹתֵן לַעֲנִיִּים כְּדֵי נְפִילָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**We learned** in a mishna **elsewhere** (*Pe’a* 5:1): If **the wind scattered the** standing **sheaves** so that it is no longer known which gleanings fell from the sheaves during the harvest and belong to the poor, one **evaluates how many gleanings** it was **fit to produce, and** he **gives** these **to the poor. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: He gives to the poor** the amount **equivalent to**the measure of seeds **dropping** in the course of harvesting.


###### Bava Metzia 105b:12
[Bava Metzia 105b:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:12)

וְכַמָּה כְּדֵי נְפִילָה? כִּי אֲתָא רַב דִּימִי, אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר וְאִיתֵּימָא רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: אַרְבַּעַת קַבִּין לְכוֹר. בָּעֵי רַבִּי יִרְמְיָה: לְכוֹר זֶרַע, אוֹ לְכוֹר תְּבוּאָה? לְמַפּוֹלֶת יָד, אוֹ לְמַפּוֹלֶת שְׁווֹרִים?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And how much** is the amount **equivalent to** the measure of seeds **dropping**in the course of harvesting? **When Rav Dimi came** from Eretz Yisrael **he said** that **Rabbi Elazar** said, **and some say** it was **Rabbi Yoḥanan: Four *kav* for a *kor*. Rabbi Yirmeya raised a dilemma:** Does this mean **for a** field that requires a ***kor* of seed** to plant it, **or for a *kor* of produce?** And if it is the former, does it refer **to sowing** by **hand or to sowing** by **oxen?**


###### Bava Metzia 105b:13
[Bava Metzia 105b:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:13)

תָּא שְׁמַע, דְּכִי אֲתָא רָבִין, אָמַר רַבִּי אֲבוּהּ אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, וְאָמְרִי לָהּ אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: אַרְבַּעַת קַבִּין לְכוֹר זֶרַע. וַעֲדַיִין תִּבְּעֵי לָךְ: לְמַפּוֹלֶת יָד אוֹ לְמַפּוֹלֶת שְׁווֹרִים? תֵּיקוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **Come** and **hear, as when Ravin came** from Eretz Yisrael **he** said that **Rabbi Avuh said** that **Rabbi Elazar said, and some say** that **Rabbi Yoḥanan said: Four *kav* for a** field sown with a ***kor* of seed.** The Gemara comments: **And** the other question should **still raise a dilemma for you:** Does this refer **to sowing** by **hand or to sowing** by **oxen?** No answer was found for this question, and the dilemma **shall stand** unresolved.


###### Bava Metzia 105b:14
[Bava Metzia 105b:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:14)

**מַתְנִי׳** הַמְקַבֵּל שָׂדֶה מֵחֲבֵירוֹ וַאֲכָלָהּ חָגָב, אוֹ נִשְׁדְּפָה. אִם מַכַּת מְדִינָה הִיא – מְנַכֶּה לוֹ מִן חֲכוֹרוֹ. אִם אֵינָהּ מַכַּת מְדִינָה – אֵין מְנַכֶּה לוֹ מִן חֲכוֹרוֹ. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: אִם קִיבְּלָהּ הֵימֶנּוּ בְּמָעוֹת, בֵּין כָּךְ וּבֵין כָּךְ אֵינוֹ מְנַכֶּה לוֹ מֵחֲכוֹרוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** In the case of **one who receives a field from another** to cultivate **and grasshoppers consumed it or** it **was wind blasted, if it is a regional disaster** which affected all the fields in the area, the cultivator **subtracts from** the produce **he** owes as part of **his tenancy. If it** is **not a regional disaster,** the cultivator does **not subtract from** the produce **he** owes as part of **his tenancy. Rabbi Yehuda says: If** the cultivator **received it from** the owner **for** a fixed sum of **money, whether this** way, i.e., there is a regional disaster, or **whether that** way, i.e., there was no regional disaster, **he does not subtract** the produce he owes as part of **his tenancy.**


###### Bava Metzia 105b:15
[Bava Metzia 105b:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:15)

**גְּמָ׳** הֵיכִי דָמֵי מַכַּת מְדִינָה? אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה: כְּגוֹן דְּאִישְׁתְּדוּף רוּבָּא דְבָאגָא. עוּלָּא אָמַר: כְּגוֹן שֶׁנִּשְׁתַּדְּפוּ אַרְבַּע שָׂדוֹת מֵאַרְבַּע רוּחוֹתֶיהָ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances** of **a regional disaster? Rav Yehuda said:** If, **for example, most of** that **valley** in which the field was located **was wind blasted,** it is considered a regional disaster. **Ulla said:** If, **for example, four fields were wind blasted on its four sides,** it is considered a regional disaster.


###### Bava Metzia 105b:16
[Bava Metzia 105b:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/105b:16)

אָמַר עוּלָּא, בָּעוּ בְּמַעְרְבָא: נִשְׁדַּף תֶּלֶם אֶחָד עַל פְּנֵי כּוּלָּהּ, מַאי? נִשְׁתַּיֵּיר תֶּלֶם אֶחָד עַל פְּנֵי כּוּלָּהּ, מַהוּ? אִפְּסִיקא בְּיָרָא, מַאי? אַסְפַּסְתָּא,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ulla** also **said: They raise** the following **dilemma in the West,** Eretz Yisrael: If **one furrow was wind blasted along its entire length,** adjacent to other fields that were wind blasted, **what** is the *halakha*? Is this considered to be part of the regional disaster? Conversely, if **one furrow remained** undamaged **along its entire length, what is** the *halakha*? Does the remaining furrow mean that the entire field is not considered to be part of the regional disaster? If **a fallow** field **divided** between the cultivated fields and the fields that were wind blasted, **what** is the *halakha*? Alternatively, if there was a field of **fodder** between this field and the others that were wind blasted,