## Berakhot Daf 48a

###### Berakhot 48a:1
[Berakhot 48a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Berakhot/r/48a:1)

לְאֵתוּיֵי קָטָן פּוֹרֵחַ?

**Tractate Berakot by A. Cohen, Cambridge University Press, 1921:**
**to include a mature minor?** Explain the *baraita* as follows: A minor who grew two hairs is included in a *zimmun*, and we are not exacting with regard to a minor to ascertain whether or not he has reached the age of majority.


###### Berakhot 48a:2
[Berakhot 48a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Berakhot/r/48a:2)

וְלֵית הִלְכְתָא כְּכׇל הָנֵי שְׁמַעְתָּתָא, אֶלָּא כִּי הָא דְּאָמַר רַב נַחְמָן: קָטָן הַיּוֹדֵעַ לְמִי מְבָרְכִין — מְזַמְּנִין עָלָיו.

**Tractate Berakot by A. Cohen, Cambridge University Press, 1921:**
The Gemara concludes: **The *halakha* is not in accordance with all of these statements. Rather,** the *halakha* is **in accordance with this** statement **that Rav Naḥman said: A minor who knows to Whom one recites a blessing is included in a *zimmun*.**


###### Berakhot 48a:3
[Berakhot 48a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Berakhot/r/48a:3)

אַבָּיֵי וְרָבָא הֲווֹ יָתְבִי קַמֵּיהּ דְּרַבָּה. אֲמַר לְהוּ רַבָּה: לְמִי מְבָרְכִין? אָמְרִי לֵיהּ: לְרַחֲמָנָא. וְרַחֲמָנָא הֵיכָא יָתֵיב? — רָבָא אַחְוִי לִשְׁמֵי טְלָלָא. אַבָּיֵי נְפַק לְבַרָּא, אַחְוִי כְּלַפֵּי שְׁמַיָּא. אֲמַר לְהוּ רַבָּה: תַּרְוַיְיכוּ רַבָּנַן הָוֵיתוּ. הַיְינוּ דְּאָמְרִי אִינָשֵׁי: בּוּצִין בּוּצִין מִקִּטְפֵיהּ יְדִיעַ.

**Tractate Berakot by A. Cohen, Cambridge University Press, 1921:**
The Gemara relates that **Abaye and Rava,** when they were children, **were seated before Rabba. Rabba said to them: To whom does one recite blessings? They said to him: To** God, **the All-Merciful.** Rabba asked them: **And where does the All-Merciful reside? Rava pointed to the ceiling. Abaye went outside and pointed toward the heaven. Rabba said to them: You will both become Sages. It is as the popular saying goes: A cucumber can be recognized from its blossoming** stage. Similarly, a great person can be recognized even from a young age.


###### Berakhot 48a:4
[Berakhot 48a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Berakhot/r/48a:4)

אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר שִׁילַת מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרַב: תִּשְׁעָה אָכְלוּ דָּגָן וְאֶחָד אָכַל יָרָק — מִצְטָרְפִין. אָמַר רַבִּי זֵירָא: בְּעַאי מִינֵּיהּ מֵרַב יְהוּדָה: שְׁמֹנָה מַהוּ? שִׁבְעָה מַהוּ? אָמַר לִי: לָא שְׁנָא. שִׁשָּׁה וַדַּאי לָא מִבַּעְיָא לִי. אָמַר לֵיהּ רַבִּי יִרְמְיָה: שַׁפִּיר עֲבַדְתְּ דְּלָא אִיבַּעְיָא לְךָ, הָתָם טַעְמָא מַאי — מִשּׁוּם דְּאִיכָּא רוּבָּא, הָכָא נָמֵי אִיכָּא רוּבָּא. וְאִיהוּ סָבַר רוּבָּא דְמִינְּכַר בָּעֵינַן.

**Tractate Berakot by A. Cohen, Cambridge University Press, 1921:**
**Rav Yehuda, son of Rav Shmuel bar Sheilat, said in the name of Rav:** If **nine ate grain and one ate vegetables, they join** and form a *zimmun* of ten. **Rabbi Zeira said: I raised a dilemma before Rav Yehuda: What is** the ruling if **eight** ate grain and two ate vegetables? May they join together? **What is** the ruling if **seven** ate grain? **He said to me: There is no difference. I certainly had no dilemma with regard to six,** as it was clear to me that six are insufficient to warrant a *zimmun*. **Rabbi Yirmeya said to him: You did well that you had no dilemma** with regard to six, but for the opposite reason. **There,** in the case of seven or eight, **what is the reason** that they form a *zimmun* of ten? **Because there is a majority** of those dining who ate grain. **Here, too, there is a majority.** Rabbi Zeira, however, **held: We require an obvious majority.** Therefore, contrary to the opinion of Rabbi Yirmeya, it was clear to him that six who ate grain are insufficient to form a *zimmun*.


###### Berakhot 48a:5
[Berakhot 48a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Berakhot/r/48a:5)

יַנַּאי מַלְכָּא וּמַלְכְּתָא כְּרִיכוּ רִיפְתָּא בַּהֲדֵי הֲדָדֵי, וּמִדִּקְטַל לְהוּ לְרַבָּנַן לָא הֲוָה לֵיהּ אִינִישׁ לְבָרוֹכֵי לְהוּ. אֲמַר לַהּ לִדְבֵיתְהוּ: מַאן יָהֵיב לַן גַּבְרָא דִּמְבָרֵךְ לַן? אֲמַרָה לֵיהּ: אִשְׁתְּבַע לִי דְּאִי מַיְיתֵינָא לָךְ גַּבְרָא דְּלָא מְצַעֲרַתְּ לֵיהּ. אִשְׁתְּבַע לַהּ. אַיְיתִיתֵיהּ לְשִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן שָׁטַח אֲחוּהָ. אוֹתְבֵיהּ בֵּין דִּידֵיהּ לְדִידַהּ. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: חָזֵית כַּמָּה יְקָרָא עָבֵידְנָא לָךְ. אָמַר לֵיהּ: לָאו אַתְּ קָא מוֹקְרַתְּ לִי אֶלָּא אוֹרָיְיתָא הִיא דְּמוֹקְרָא לִי, דִּכְתִיב: ״סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה״. אֲמַר לַהּ: קָא חָזֵית דְּלָא מְקַבֵּל מָרוּת.

**Tractate Berakot by A. Cohen, Cambridge University Press, 1921:**
The Gemara relates: **King Yannai and the queen ate bread together. And since** Yannai **executed the Sages, there was no one to recite the** Grace after Meals **blessing on their behalf. He said to his wife: Who will provide us** with **a man to recite the blessing on our behalf? She said to him: Swear to me that if I bring you** such **a man, you will not harass him. He swore,** and **she brought her brother, Shimon ben Shataḥ. She sat him between** the King’s throne **and hers.** The King **said to him: Do you see how much honor I am according you? He responded:** It is **not you who honors me; rather, the Torah honors me, as it is written: “Extol her and she will exalt you; she will bring you to honor when you embrace her”** (Proverbs 4:8). Yannai **said to** his wife: **You see that he does not accept authority.**


###### Berakhot 48a:6
[Berakhot 48a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Berakhot/r/48a:6)

יְהַבוּ לֵיהּ כָּסָא לְבָרוֹכֵי. אֲמַר: הֵיכִי אֲבָרֵיךְ — ״בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאָכַל יַנַּאי וַחֲבֵירָיו מִשֶּׁלּוֹ״? שַׁתְיֵיהּ לְהָהוּא כָּסָא, יְהַבוּ לֵיהּ כָּסָא אַחֲרִינָא וּבָרֵיךְ.

**Tractate Berakot by A. Cohen, Cambridge University Press, 1921:**
**They gave** Shimon ben Shataḥ **a cup** of wine **over which to recite** Grace after Meals. **He said: How shall I recite the blessing?** Shall I say: **Blessed is He from Whom Yannai and his companions have eaten?** I have not eaten anything. **He drank that cup** of wine. **They gave him another cup, and he recited the** Grace after Meals **blessing.** By drinking the first cup he joined the other diners and was therefore eligible to recite Grace after Meals on their behalf.


###### Berakhot 48a:7
[Berakhot 48a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Berakhot/r/48a:7)

אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן שָׁטַח דַּעֲבַד — לְגַרְמֵיהּ הוּא דַּעֲבַד, דְּהָכִי אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: לְעוֹלָם אֵינוֹ מוֹצִיא אֶת הָרַבִּים יְדֵי חוֹבָתָן עַד שֶׁיֹּאכַל כְּזַיִת דָּגָן.

**Tractate Berakot by A. Cohen, Cambridge University Press, 1921:**
With regard to this story, **Rabbi Abba, son of Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba, said** (that **Rabbi Yoḥanan said): That which Shimon ben Shataḥ did,** reciting Grace after Meals on their behalf, **he did on his own,** and not in accordance with the accepted *halakha*, **as Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba said** that **Rabbi Yoḥanan said as follows: One** who recites Grace after Meals **cannot fulfill the obligation of others** to recite it **until he eats an olive-bulk of grain.**


###### Berakhot 48a:8
[Berakhot 48a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Berakhot/r/48a:8)

מֵיתִיבִי, רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: עָלָה וְהֵסֵיב עִמָּהֶם אֲפִילּוּ לֹא טִבֵּל עִמָּהֶם אֶלָּא בְּצִיר, וְלֹא אָכַל עִמָּהֶם אֶלָּא גְּרוֹגֶרֶת אַחַת — מִצְטָרֵף.

**Tractate Berakot by A. Cohen, Cambridge University Press, 1921:**
The Gemara **raises an objection** based on what was taught in a *baraita*: **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: One who entered and reclined together** with those who were dining, **even if he only dipped with them** a small bit of food **in** spicy **brine** that was before them **and ate with them only a single dry fig, he joins them.** This *baraita* demonstrates that one need not necessarily eat grain to recite Grace after Meals on their behalf.


###### Berakhot 48a:9
[Berakhot 48a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Berakhot/r/48a:9)

אִיצְטְרוֹפֵי מִצְטָרֵף אֲבָל לְהוֹצִיא אֶת הָרַבִּים יְדֵי חוֹבָתָן — עַד שֶׁיֹּאכַל כְּזַיִת דָּגָן.

**Tractate Berakot by A. Cohen, Cambridge University Press, 1921:**
The Gemara responds: Indeed, **he joins them, but** he cannot **satisfy the obligation of the many unless he has eaten an olive-bulk of grain.**


###### Berakhot 48a:10
[Berakhot 48a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Berakhot/r/48a:10)

אִיתְּמַר נָמֵי, אָמַר רַב חָנָא בַּר יְהוּדָה מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרָבָא: אֲפִילּוּ לֹא

**Tractate Berakot by A. Cohen, Cambridge University Press, 1921:**
Similarly, this *halakha* **was also stated: Rav Ḥana bar Yehuda said in the name of Rava: Even if he only**