## Beitzah Daf 22a

###### Beitzah 22a:1
[Beitzah 22a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:1)

וּמַדְלִיקִין לוֹ אֶת הַנֵּר. מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי יִצְחָק אָמְרוּ: אַף צוֹלִין לוֹ דָּג קָטָן. תַּנְיָא נָמֵי הָכִי: מִי שֶׁלֹּא הִנִּיחַ עֵירוּבֵי תַבְשִׁילִין — אוֹפִין לוֹ פַּת אַחַת, וְטוֹמְנִין לוֹ קְדֵרָה אַחַת, וּמַדְלִיקִין לוֹ אֶת הַנֵּר, וּמְחַמִּין לוֹ קִיתוֹן אֶחָד, וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים: אַף צוֹלִין לוֹ דָּג קָטָן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**and kindle a lamp for him. They said in the name of Rabbi Yitzḥak: They may even roast a small fish for him. That is also taught** in a *baraita*: With regard to **one who did not prepare an *eiruv tavshilin*,** others **may bake one loaf** of bread **for him, and insulate one pot** of food **for him, and kindle a lamp for him, and heat one** small **jug [*kiton*]** of water **for him. And some say: They may even roast a small fish for him.**


###### Beitzah 22a:2
[Beitzah 22a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:2)

רָבָא אָמַר: לְעוֹלָם שֶׁהִנִּיחַ — וְשָׁאנֵי הַטְמָנָה, דְּמוֹכְחָא מִלְּתָא דְּאַדַּעְתָּא דְשַׁבְּתָא קָעָבֵיד.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava said: Actually,** one can say that the mishna is referring to a case **where one prepared** an *eiruv tavshilin*, and nevertheless, if he did not insulate hot food on the eve of the Festival for Shabbat he may not do so on the Festival itself, because **insulating** hot food **is different, as it is evident that he is acting with Shabbat in mind** and not for the Festival. Beit Shammai view this as a desecration of the sanctity of the Festival.


###### Beitzah 22a:3
[Beitzah 22a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:3)

אֵיתִיבֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי: חֲנַנְיָה אוֹמֵר: בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים: אֵין אוֹפִין אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן עֵרֵב בְּפַת, וְאֵין מְבַשְּׁלִין אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן עֵרֵב בְּתַבְשִׁיל, וְאֵין טוֹמְנִין אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן הָיוּ לוֹ חַמִּין טְמוּנִין מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב. הָא הָיוּ לוֹ חַמִּין טְמוּנִין — מִיהָא עָבֵיד, וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּמוֹכְחָא מִלְּתָא דְּאַדַּעְתָּא דְּשַׁבָּת קָעָבֵיד!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye raised an objection to** Rava’s opinion from the following *baraita*: **Ḥananya says** that **Beit Shammai say: One may not bake** on a Festival for Shabbat that occurs on the following day **unless he established a joining** of cooked foods **with bread, and he may not cook** for Shabbat **unless he established a joining** of cooked foods **with a cooked dish, and he may not insulate** hot food for Shabbat **unless he** already **had hot food insulated from the eve of the Festival. But** this indicates that if **he had hot food insulated, he may in any case act** in that manner and insulate hot food for Shabbat, even though **it is evident that he is acting with Shabbat in mind.** This shows that even according to Ḥananya, who rules in accordance with the opinion of Beit Shammai, it is permitted to insulate hot food on a Festival for Shabbat.


###### Beitzah 22a:4
[Beitzah 22a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:4)

אֶלָּא אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: כְּגוֹן שֶׁעֵרַב לָזֶה וְלֹא עֵרַב לְזֶה, וַחֲנַנְיָה הִיא, וְאַלִּיבָּא דְּבֵית שַׁמַּאי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, Abaye said** that the mishna is referring to a case **where he established a joining** of cooked foods **for this,** meaning he baked and cooked before the Festival for the sake of an *eiruv*, **but he did not establish a joining** of cooked foods **for this,** i.e., he did not insulate hot food for Shabbat on the Festival eve. **And** the mishna **is** in accordance with the opinion of **Ḥananya, according to Beit Shammai,** with Rabban Gamliel’s household being stringent upon themselves in this regard.


###### Beitzah 22a:5
[Beitzah 22a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:5)

וְאֵין זוֹקְפִין אֶת הַמְּנוֹרָה. מַאי קָא עָבֵיד? אָמַר רַב חִינָּנָא בַּר בִּיסְנָא: הָכָא בִּמְנוֹרָה שֶׁל חֻלְיוֹת עָסְקִינַן, דְּמִחֲזֵי כְּבוֹנֶה. דְּבֵית שַׁמַּאי סָבְרִי: יֵשׁ בִּנְיָן בְּכֵלִים, וּבֵית הִלֵּל סָבְרִי: אֵין בִּנְיָן בְּכֵלִים וְאֵין סְתִירָה בְּכֵלִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna states that one of the three stringencies that Rabban Gamliel practiced in accordance with Beit Shammai was that on a Festival **one may not set up a candelabrum** that fell. The Gemara asks: **What** prohibited act **does one perform** when he sets a candelabrum upright? **Rav Ḥinnana bar Bisna said: Here, we are dealing with a candelabrum** composed **of segments** that come apart; it is prohibited to reassemble such a candelabrum **because it looks like building. As Beit Shammai hold** that **there is** a prohibition against **building with regard to vessels,** and therefore the pieces of this candelabrum may not be reconnected, whereas **Beit Hillel hold** that **there is no** prohibition against **building with regard to vessels, and there is** also **no** prohibition against **dismantling with regard to vessels.** One may therefore reattach the pieces of the candelabrum if they came apart.


###### Beitzah 22a:6
[Beitzah 22a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:6)

עוּלָּא אִיקְּלַע לְבֵי רַב יְהוּדָה, קָם שַׁמָּעֵיהּ זְקַף לֵהּ לִשְׁרָגָא. אֵיתִיבֵיהּ רַב יְהוּדָה לְעוּלָּא: הַנּוֹתֵן שֶׁמֶן בַּנֵּר — חַיָּיב מִשּׁוּם מַבְעִיר, וְהַמִּסְתַּפֵּק מִמֶּנּוּ — חַיָּיב מִשּׁוּם מְכַבֶּה! אֲמַר לֵיהּ: לָאו אַדַּעְתַּאי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates that **Ulla** once **happened to** come to **the house of Rav Yehuda** on a Festival. Ulla’s **servant stood and tilted the** oil **lamp [*sheragga*],** diverting most of the oil to one side, with the intention of preventing the oil from reaching the wick so that the light would be extinguished more quickly. **Rav Yehuda raised an objection to Ulla** from the following *baraita*, in which it is taught: **One who adds oil to a lamp** on Shabbat **is liable for** performing the prohibited labor of **kindling** on Shabbat, **and one who supplies himself** with oil **from** a lit lamp on Shabbat **is liable for** performing the prohibited labor of **extinguishing,** as he causes the light to be extinguished more quickly. This indicates that any action, even an indirect one, that causes a lamp to be extinguished earlier than it would have otherwise is considered extinguishing. Here too, by tilting the lamp, the servant extinguished a light on the Festival, which is prohibited. Ulla **said to him:** You are indeed correct; the act was performed by my servant **without my knowledge.**


###### Beitzah 22a:7
[Beitzah 22a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:7)

אָמַר רַב: קִנְבָא שְׁרֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to the *halakha* governing extinguishing on a Festival, **Rav said: It is permitted to trim the end of a wick** that has become charcoal, so that it will burn better; this is not considered extinguishing.


###### Beitzah 22a:8
[Beitzah 22a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:8)

בְּעָא מִינֵּיהּ אַבָּא בַּר מָרְתָא מֵאַבָּיֵי: מַהוּ לְכַבּוֹת אֶת הַנֵּר מִפְּנֵי דָּבָר אַחֵר? אָמַר לוֹ: אֶפְשָׁר בְּבַיִת אַחֵר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to this same issue, **Abba bar Marta raised a dilemma before Abaye: What is** the *halakha* with regard to **extinguishing a lamp** that is burning in a room on a Festival **for another matter,** a euphemism for marital relations? Since it is prohibited to have relations in a room where a lamp is burning, may one extinguish a lamp for this purpose? Abaye **said to him:** One may not extinguish it, as **it is possible** to have relations **in a different room.**


###### Beitzah 22a:9
[Beitzah 22a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:9)

אֵין לוֹ בַּיִת אַחֵר, מַאי? אֶפְשָׁר לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ מְחִיצָה. אֵין לוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת מְחִיצָה, מַאי? אֶפְשָׁר לִכְפּוֹת עָלָיו אֶת הַכְּלִי. אֵין לוֹ כְּלִי, מַאי? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אָסוּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Abba bar Marta continued: If **he does not have a different room, what** should he do? Abaye replied: **It is possible to erect for oneself a partition** out of sheets and engage in relations on the other side of the partition. Abba bar Marta asked further: If he **does not have** sheets **to erect a partition, what** should he do? Abaye answered: **It is possible to invert a vessel over** the lamp in order to hide the light. Abba bar Marta further inquired: If **he does not have a vessel, what** should he do? Abaye **said to him: It is prohibited;** one may not extinguish the lamp.


###### Beitzah 22a:10
[Beitzah 22a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:10)

אֵיתִיבֵיהּ: אֵין מְכַבִּין אֶת הַבְּקַעַת כְּדֵי לָחוּס עָלֶיהָ, וְאִם בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁלֹּא יִתְעַשֵּׁן הַבַּיִת אוֹ הַקְּדֵרָה — מוּתָּר! אֲמַר לֵיהּ: הָהִיא רַבִּי יְהוּדָה הִיא, כִּי קָאָמֵינָא אֲנָא, לְרַבָּנַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Abba bar Marta **raised an objection to** Abaye’s opinion from the following *baraita*: **One may not extinguish a piece of wood in order to save it** from being needlessly burned, **but if** he extinguishes it **so that the house or a pot not become smoky, it is permitted.** This shows that it is permitted to extinguish a fire on a Festival if it serves people’s needs. Abaye **said to him: That** *baraita* **is** in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda,** who permits the performance of prohibited labors on a Festival for all of one’s needs and not only for the preparation of food; **when I spoke,** it was **in accordance with** the opinion of **the Rabbis,** who disagree.


###### Beitzah 22a:11
[Beitzah 22a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:11)

בְּעָא מִינֵּיהּ אַבָּיֵי מֵרַבָּה: מַהוּ לְכַבּוֹת אֶת הַדְּלֵקָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב? הֵיכָא דְּאִיכָּא סַכָּנַת נְפָשׁוֹת — לָא קָא מִבַּעְיָא לִי, דַּאֲפִילּוּ בְּשַׁבָּת שְׁרֵי. כִּי קָמִבַּעְיָא לִי מִשּׁוּם אִבּוּד מָמוֹן, מַאי? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אָסוּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Further on the topic of extinguishing, **Abaye raised a dilemma before Rabba: What is** the *halakha* with regard **to extinguishing a fire on a Festival?** He clarified his question: **Where there is danger to life, I have no dilemma, as** in that case **it is permitted even on Shabbat. When I raised the dilemma,** it was with regard to a case **involving** only **monetary loss. What** is the *halakha*? Rabba **said to him: It is prohibited.**


###### Beitzah 22a:12
[Beitzah 22a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:12)

אֵיתִיבֵיהּ: אֵין מְכַבִּין אֶת הַבְּקַעַת כְּדֵי לְחוּס עָלֶיהָ, וְאִם בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁלֹּא יִתְעַשֵּׁן הַבַּיִת אוֹ הַקְּדֵרָה — מוּתָּר! הָהִיא רַבִּי יְהוּדָה הִיא, כִּי קָאָמֵינָא אֲנָא, לְרַבָּנַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Abaye **raised an objection to his** opinion from the *baraita* cited above: **One may not extinguish a piece of wood in order to save it** from being needlessly burned, **but if** he extinguishes it **so that the house or a pot not become smoky, it is permitted.** This indicates that extinguishing a fire on a Festival is permitted even if only to prevent a small loss. Rabba replied: **That** *baraita* **is** in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda; when I spoke,** it was **in accordance with** the opinion of **the Rabbis.**


###### Beitzah 22a:13
[Beitzah 22a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:13)

בְּעָא מִינֵּיהּ רַב אָשֵׁי מֵאַמֵּימָר: מַהוּ לִכְחוֹל אֶת הָעַיִן בְּיוֹם טוֹב? הֵיכָא דְּאִיכָּא סַכָּנָה, כְּגוֹן: רִירָא, דִּיצָא, דְּמָא, דִּמְעֲתָא, וְקַדַּחְתָּא, וּתְחִלַּת אוּכְלָא — לָא מִבַּעְיָא לִי, דַּאֲפִילּוּ בְּשַׁבָּת שְׁרֵי. כִּי קָמִבַּעְיָא לִי, סוֹף אוּכְלָא וּפַצּוֹחֵי עֵינָא, מַאי? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אָסוּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Rav Ashi raised a dilemma before Ameimar: What is** the *halakha* with regard to **painting an eye** with a medicinal ointment **on a Festival?** He elaborated on his question: **Where there is a danger** to the eye, **for example,** the illnesses called ***rira*, *ditza*, *dema*, *dimata*, and *kadaḥta*,** or the **beginning of an inflammation, I have no dilemma, as** in such cases **it is permitted** to apply an ointment **even on Shabbat. When I raised the dilemma,** it was with regard to less serious ailments, such as at the **end of an inflammation, or** in order to **brighten one’s eyesight. What** is the *halakha* in such cases? Ameimar **said to him: It is prohibited.**


###### Beitzah 22a:14
[Beitzah 22a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:14)

אֵיתִיבֵיהּ: אֵין מְכַבִּין אֶת הַבְּקַעַת, וְשַׁנִּי לֵיהּ כִּדְשַׁנִּין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rav Ashi **raised an objection to him** from the same *baraita*: **One may not extinguish a piece of wood** in order to save it from being needlessly burned, but if he extinguishes it so that the house or a pot not become smoky, it is permitted. This indicates that a prohibited labor is permitted on a Festival, if it is performed for the sake of a bodily need. **And** Ameimar **answered him as we answered** before, that the *baraita* is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda.


###### Beitzah 22a:15
[Beitzah 22a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:15)

אַמֵּימָר שָׁרֵי לְמִכְחַל עֵינָא מִגּוֹי בְּשַׁבְּתָא. אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי: אַמֵּימָר גּוּפֵיהּ כְּחַל עֵינָא מִגּוֹי בְּשַׁבְּתָא. אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב אָשֵׁי לְאַמֵּימָר: מַאי דַּעְתָּיךְ — דְּאָמַר עוּלָּא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב עִילַּאי כׇּל צׇרְכֵי חוֹלֶה עוֹשִׂין עַל יְדֵי גּוֹי בְּשַׁבָּת, וְאָמַר רַב הַמְנוּנָא: כׇּל דָּבָר שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ סַכָּנָה — אוֹמֵר לְגוֹי וְעוֹשֶׂה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates that **Ameimar permitted painting an eye** for medicinal purposes **on Shabbat by** means of **a gentile. Some say** that **Ameimar himself painted** his **eye on Shabbat by** means of **a gentile. Rav Ashi said to Ameimar: What is your reasoning** in permitting this practice? You must rely upon that which **Ulla, son of Rav Ilai, said: All the needs of an ill person** whose life is not in danger **are performed by means of a gentile on Shabbat. And** similarly, **Rav Hamnuna said:** With regard to **any matter in which there is no** life-threatening **danger** but only potential illness, **one says to the gentile** to perform the act, **and** the gentile **performs** the act for him.


###### Beitzah 22a:16
[Beitzah 22a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:16)

הָנֵי מִילֵּי, הֵיכָא דְּלָא מְסַיַּיע בַּהֲדֵיהּ. אֲבָל מָר קָא מְסַיַּיע בַּהֲדֵיהּ, דְּקָא עָמֵיץ וּפָתַח! אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אִיכָּא רַב זְבִיד דְּקָאֵי כְּוָתָךְ, וְשַׁנַּיי לֵיהּ: מְסַיֵּיעַ אֵין בּוֹ מַמָּשׁ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
However, **this applies** only **where** the ill person, or any other Jew, **does not assist** the gentile. **But** in this case **the Master,** Ameimar, **assists** the gentile while the ointment is being applied, **as he closes and opens** his **eye,** thereby allowing the ointment to penetrate more deeply. Therefore, this should be prohibited. Ameimar **said to** Rav Ashi: **There is** also the opinion of **Rav Zevid, who holds in accordance with your** opinion; he, too, raised the objection that it should be prohibited due to the fact that the Jew assists the gentile. **And I** already **answered him:** The assistance provided by one who **assists** another in performing a task that the other could essentially have performed himself **is insubstantial.** Inasmuch as the action is primarily performed by the gentile, the minor assistance given by the Jew may be overlooked.


###### Beitzah 22a:17
[Beitzah 22a:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/22a:17)

אַמֵּימָר שְׁרָא לְמִכְחַל עֵינָא בְּיוֹם טוֹב שֵׁנִי שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה. אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב אָשֵׁי לְאַמֵּימָר, וְהָאָמַר רָבָא: מֵת בְּיוֹם טוֹב רִאשׁוֹן — יִתְעַסְּקוּ בּוֹ עַמְמִין, בְּיוֹם טוֹב שֵׁנִי — יִתְעַסְּקוּ בּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל. וַאֲפִילּוּ בִּשְׁנֵי יָמִים טוֹבִים שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara further relates that **Ameimar permitted painting an eye** with a medicinal ointment **on the second day of the festival of Rosh HaShana** if the eye is causing pain and requires treatment. **Rav Ashi said to Ameimar: But didn’t Rava say** that if a person **died on the first day of a Festival, gentiles may attend to his** burial; if he died **on the second day of a Festival** observed in the Diaspora, **Jews may attend to his** burial? **And** this is the *halakha* **even on the second day of the festival of Rosh HaShana,**