## Beitzah Daf 14b

###### Beitzah 14b:1
[Beitzah 14b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/14b:1)

רָבָא אָמַר, לָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא לַן, וְהָא לְהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava said:** This is **not difficult;** the *baraitot* do not contradict one another. **This** ruling, which permits a small mortar and pestle, **is for us,** the residents of Babylonia, who do not have servants, **and that** statement **is for them,** the inhabitants of Eretz Yisrael, who have many servants. Since servants might treat the prohibition lightly, by using a large mortar and pestle and claiming they had used only a small one, they are prohibited from pounding in all cases.


###### Beitzah 14b:2
[Beitzah 14b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/14b:2)

רַב פַּפֵּי אִקְּלַע לְבֵי מָר שְׁמוּאֵל. אַיְיתִי לֵיהּ דַּיְיסָא וְלָא אֲכַל. וְדִלְמָא בְּמַכְתֶּשֶׁת קְטַנָּה עַבְדוּהּ? דְּחַזְיֵיהּ דַּהֲוָה דְּיִיק טְפֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: **Rav Pappi happened to come** on a Festival **to the house** of **Mar Shmuel. He brought to him porridge,** made from wheat groats, **but he did not eat** it, out of concern that the wheat might have been pounded on the same day. The Gemara asks: **And perhaps they performed** the pounding **with a small mortar and pestle,** in a permitted manner? The Gemara answers: This cannot be the case, **as he observed that it was well ground,** which cannot be achieved by means of a small mortar and pestle.


###### Beitzah 14b:3
[Beitzah 14b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/14b:3)

וְדִלְמָא מֵאֶתְמוֹל עַבְדוּהּ? דְּחַזְיֵיהּ דַּהֲוָה קְלִיף צַהֲרֵיהּ. וְאִי בָּעֵית אֵימָא: שָׁאנֵי בֵּי מָר שְׁמוּאֵל, דְּאִיכָּא פְּרִיצוּתָא דְעַבְדֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And perhaps they prepared it the day before,** on the Festival eve? The Gemara answers: This cannot be the case, **as he observed that the husks** of the groats **were bright,** an indication that they had been prepared recently. **And if you wish, say** instead that he refrained from eating for another reason, because **the house** of **Mar Shmuel is different, as** he had slaves, and **slaves** are **lax** with regard to prohibitions. Therefore, Mar Shmuel ought to have prohibited all forms of grinding in his house, to ensure that no one grind anything in an inappropriate manner.


###### Beitzah 14b:4
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**מַתְנִי׳** הַבּוֹרֵר קִטְנִיּוֹת בְּיוֹם טוֹב, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים: בּוֹרֵר אוֹכֶל וְאוֹכֵל. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים: בּוֹרֵר כְּדַרְכּוֹ בְּחֵיקוֹ בַּקָּנוֹן וּבַתַּמְחוּי, אֲבָל לֹא בַּטַּבְלָא וְלֹא בַּנָּפָה וְלֹא בַּכְּבָרָה. רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: אַף מֵדִיחַ וְשׁוֹלֶה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** With regard to **one who selects legumes on a Festival** by separating the edible and inedible portions, **Beit Shammai say: He may select food and eat** it immediately, while leaving the refuse. **And Beit Hillel say: He may select in his** usual **manner, in his lap, with a tray, or with a large vessel, but he may not** do so **with a tablet, nor with a winnow, nor with a sieve,** as these vessels are specially designed for selecting, which gives his action the appearance of a weekday activity. **Rabban Gamliel says: One may even wash** the legumes in water **and skim off** the refuse floating on top.


###### Beitzah 14b:5
[Beitzah 14b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/14b:5)

**גְּמָ׳** תַּנְיָא, אָמַר רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל: בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים — כְּשֶׁהָאוֹכֶל מְרוּבֶּה עַל הַפְּסוֹלֶת, אֲבָל פְּסוֹלֶת מְרוּבָּה עַל הָאוֹכֶל — דִּבְרֵי הַכֹּל נוֹטֵל אֶת הָאוֹכֵל וּמַנִּיחַ אֶת הַפְּסוֹלֶת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **It is taught** in a *baraita*: **Rabban Gamliel said: In what** case **is this statement said?** Under what circumstances did Beit Hillel permit the removal of the refuse in the weekday manner of selecting? In a case **where the** quantity of the **food is greater than the** quantity of the **refuse. However, if** the quantity of **refuse is greater than the** quantity of **food, everyone agrees** that **one must remove the food and leave the refuse.**


###### Beitzah 14b:6
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פְּסוֹלֶת מְרוּבָּה עַל הָאוֹכֶל מִי אִיכָּא מַאן דְּשָׁרֵי? לָא צְרִיכָא, דִּנְפִישׁ בְּטִרְחָא וְזוּטַר בְּשִׁיעוּרָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: If the quantity of **refuse is greater than the** quantity of **food, is there an opinion that permits** it? Since the smaller amount of food is nullified by the refuse, the entire mixture is considered *muktze* and may not be moved. The Gemara answers: **No,** it is **necessary** to state this *halakha* in a case **where** the removal of the refuse **is greater in** terms of **effort, and** yet it is **smaller in size.** In other words, there is actually more food than refuse, but since greater effort is required to remove the refuse, it is preferable to remove the food.


###### Beitzah 14b:7
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רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: אַף מֵדִיחַ וְשׁוֹלֶה. תַּנְיָא, אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּרַבִּי צָדוֹק: כָּךְ הָיָה מִנְהָגָן שֶׁל בֵּית רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, שֶׁהָיוּ מְבִיאִין דְּלִי מָלֵא עֲדָשִׁים וּמְצִיפִין עָלָיו מַיִם, וְנִמְצָא אוֹכֶל לְמַטָּה וּפְסוֹלֶת לְמַעְלָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna taught that **Rabban Gamliel says: One may even wash** the legumes in water **and skim off** the refuse floating on top. **It is taught** (*Tosefta*, *Beitza* 1): **Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Tzadok, said: This was the custom of the house of Rabban Gamliel, that they would bring a bucket full with lentils and pour water in it, and then** the **food** would sink **down and the refuse** would float **up,** which spared them from having to separate the lentils from the refuse manually.


###### Beitzah 14b:8
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וְהָתַנְיָא אִיפְּכָא? לָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא בְּעַפְרָא, הָא בְּגִילֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **But isn’t the opposite taught** in another *baraita*, that the food rose to the top while the refuse sunk below? The Gemara answers: It is **not difficult. This** *baraita*, which says the refuse sinks down, is referring **to** refuse in the form of **earth,** which sinks below the lentils; **that** *baraita*, where it is stated that the refuse rises, speaks **of straw,** which floats on water.


###### Beitzah 14b:9
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**מַתְנִי׳** בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים: אֵין מְשַׁלְּחִין בְּיוֹם טוֹב אֶלָּא מָנוֹת, וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים: מְשַׁלְּחִין בְּהֵמָה חַיָּה וָעוֹף, בֵּין חַיִּין בֵּין שְׁחוּטִין. מְשַׁלְּחִין יֵינוֹת שְׁמָנִים וּסְלָתוֹת וְקִטְנִיּוֹת, אֲבָל לֹא תְּבוּאָה. וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מַתִּיר בִּתְבוּאָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **Beit Shammai say: One may send only portions** of prepared food **on a Festival,** but not any other gifts. **And Beit Hillel say: One may** even **send** gifts of **domesticated animals, undomesticated animals, and fowl, whether alive or slaughtered.** Similarly, **one may send wines, oils, and** vessels of **flour, and** even **legumes, but not grain,** which is unfit for use, as one may not grind it on the Festival. **And Rabbi Shimon permits** sending gifts even in the case **of grain,** as it can be made into porridge without being ground.


###### Beitzah 14b:10
[Beitzah 14b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/14b:10)

**גְּמָ׳** תָּנֵי רַב יְחִיאֵל: וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יַעֲשֶׂנּוּ בְּשׁוּרָה. תָּנָא: אֵין שׁוּרָה פְּחוּתָה מִשְּׁלֹשָׁה בְּנֵי אָדָם. בָּעֵי רַב אָשֵׁי: תְּלָתָא גַּבְרֵי וּתְלָתָא מִינֵי מַאי? תֵּיקוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **Rav Yeḥiel teaches: And** one may send these items **provided that he does not do it by** means of **a convoy** of people, as they would look as though they were transporting merchandise to the marketplace. It is **taught** in a *baraita*: **A convoy** consists of **no less than three people;** if there are fewer than three, it is not called a convoy and is permitted. **Rav Ashi raised a dilemma:** In a case of **three people and three** different **types** of food, **what is** the *halakha*? Is this considered a convoy, or does the fact that there are three different types of food mean that each of them is considered a separate item? The Gemara answers: The dilemma **shall stand** unresolved, as no answer was found.


###### Beitzah 14b:11
[Beitzah 14b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/14b:11)

רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מַתִּיר בִּתְבוּאָה. תַּנְיָא: רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מַתִּיר בִּתְבוּאָה, כְּגוֹן: חִטִּין לַעֲשׂוֹת מֵהֶן לוּדִיּוֹת, שְׂעוֹרִים לִיתֵּן לִפְנֵי בְּהֶמְתּוֹ, עֲדָשִׁים לַעֲשׂוֹת מֵהֶן רְסִיסִין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna taught that **Rabbi Shimon permits** the sending **of grain. It is taught** in a *baraita*: **Rabbi Shimon permits** the sending **of grain, for example: Wheat to prepare from it *ludiyot*,** a type of cookie; **barley to place before his animal;** or **lentils to prepare from them *resisin*,** a dish made from crushed lentils.


###### Beitzah 14b:12
[Beitzah 14b:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/14b:12)

**מַתְנִי׳** מְשַׁלְּחִין כֵּלִים בֵּין תְּפוּרִין בֵּין שֶׁאֵינָן תְּפוּרִין, וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהֶן כִּלְאַיִם וְהֵן לְצוֹרֶךְ הַמּוֹעֵד. אֲבָל לֹא סַנְדָּל הַמְסוּמָּר וְלֹא מִנְעָל שֶׁאֵינוֹ תָּפוּר. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: אַף לֹא מִנְעָל לָבָן, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁצָּרִיךְ אוּמָּן. זֶה הַכְּלָל: כׇּל שֶׁנֵּאוֹתִין בּוֹ בְּיוֹם טוֹב — מְשַׁלְּחִין אוֹתוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **One may send clothes, whether** they are **sewn or whether they are unsewn, and even if they contain diverse kinds,** a prohibited mixture of wool and linen [*sha’atnez*]. **But** one may do so only if **they** serve **the purposes of the Festival. However, one may not** send **a spiked sandal,** which has nails fixed to it, as the Sages decreed that one may not wear a sandal of this kind on a Shabbat or Festival, **nor an unsewn shoe,** which is not suitable for a Festival. **Rabbi Yehuda says: One may not even** send **a white shoe,** which people do not usually wear, **because** it **requires an artisan** to paint it black. **This is the** general **principle:** Anything **that one may use on a Festival, one may send it.**


###### Beitzah 14b:13
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**גְּמָ׳** בִּשְׁלָמָא תְּפוּרִין — חֲזוּ לְמַלְבּוּשׁ, שֶׁאֵין תְּפוּרִין נָמֵי — חֲזוּ לְכַסּוֹיֵי, אֶלָּא כִּלְאַיִם לְמַאי חֲזוּ?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The Gemara asks a question: **Granted,** it is permitted to send **sewn** clothes, as they are **suitable for wearing.** With regard to clothes **that are not sewn as well, they are** at least **suitable for covering** oneself. **But** in the case of clothes than contain **diverse kinds, for what** use **are they suited?** Since these clothes may not be used on the Festival, why is it permitted to send them?


###### Beitzah 14b:14
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וְכִי תֵימָא חֲזוּ לְמֵימַךְ תּוּתֵיהּ, וְהָתַנְיָא: ״לֹא יַעֲלֶה עָלֶיךָ״, אֲבָל אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְהַצִּיעוֹ תַּחְתֶּיךָ. אֲבָל אָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים: אָסוּר לַעֲשׂוֹת כֵּן, שֶׁמָּא תִּכָּרֵךְ לוֹ נִימָא עַל בְּשָׂרוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if you say** that clothes of diverse kinds **are suited for one to place underneath himself, but isn’t it taught** in a *baraita*: **“Neither shall there come upon you** a garment of diverse kinds” (Leviticus 19:19)? This verse teaches that one may not wear this garment, **but** by Torah law **you may spread it beneath you. However, the Sages said: It is prohibited to do so, lest a thread [*nima*] wind itself around his flesh.** This shows that the Sages prohibited even spreading underneath oneself a cloth that contains a mixture of wool and linen.


###### Beitzah 14b:15
[Beitzah 14b:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/14b:15)

וְכִי תֵּימָא דְּמַפְסֵיק מִידֵּי בֵּינֵי בֵּינֵי, וְהָאָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן פַּזִּי, אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בֶּן שָׁאוּל, אָמַר רַבִּי מִשּׁוּם קְהָלָא קַדִּישָׁא דְּבִירוּשָׁלַיִם: אֲפִילּוּ עֶשֶׂר מַצָּעוֹת זוֹ עַל גַּבֵּי זוֹ וְכִלְאַיִם תַּחְתֵּיהֶן — אָסוּר לִישַׁן עֲלֵיהֶם (מִשּׁוּם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״לֹא יַעֲלֶה עָלֶיךָ״).

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if you say that** the allowance of cloth of diverse kinds is referring to a case where **there is something separating between them,** i.e., one may place a garment of diverse kinds beneath another object, **but didn’t Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi say** that **Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said** that **Rabbi Yosei ben Shaul said** that **Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi **said, in the name of the sacred congregation in Jerusalem: Even** in a case of **ten mattresses** placed **one on top of the other and** a cloth of **diverse kinds underneath them, it is prohibited to sleep on them, as it is stated: “Neither shall there come upon you”** (Leviticus 19:19).


###### Beitzah 14b:16
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אֶלָּא, בְּוִילוֹן. וְהָאָמַר עוּלָּא: מִפְּנֵי מָה אָמְרוּ וִילוֹן טָמֵא — מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַשַּׁמָּשׁ מִתְחַמֵּם כְּנֶגְדּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** the mishna is referring **to a curtain [*vilon*]** of diverse kinds, which may be hung up, as it is not an item of clothing. The Gemara challenges this: **But didn’t Ulla say: For what** reason **did** the Sages **say** that **a curtain is ritually impure,** i.e., that it can contract the impurity of a vessel despite the fact that it is not directly used by people? **Because the attendant warms himself with it.** Since attendants use curtains as makeshift blankets when they are cold, a curtain may not be made from a mixture of wool and linen.