## Chullin Daf 107a

###### Chullin 107a:1
[Chullin 107a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/107a:1)

פַּקְתָּא דַּעֲרָבוֹת: כְּגוֹן אַתּוּן דְּלָא שְׁכִיחִי לְכוּ מַיָּא, מְשׁוּ יְדַיְיכוּ מִצַּפְרָא וְאַתְנוֹ עֲלַיְיהוּ לְכוּלֵּאּ יוֹמָא. אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי: בִּשְׁעַת הַדְּחָק – אִין, שֶׁלֹּא בִּשְׁעַת הַדְּחָק – לָא, וּפְלִיגָא דְּרַב. וְאִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי: אֲפִילּוּ שֶׁלֹּא בִּשְׁעַת הַדְּחָק נָמֵי, וְהַיְינוּ דְּרַב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**the valley of Aravot [*pakta da’aravot*],** where there was a shortage of water: People **such as you, for whom water is scarce,** should **wash your hands in the morning and stipulate with regard to them for the entire day. Some say** that Rabbi Avina maintains that **in exigent circumstances, yes,** one should act in this manner, but when one is **not in exigent circumstances,** he should **not** do so. **And** according to this explanation, Rabbi Avina **disagrees with** the opinion of **Rav,** who permitted this practice to all. **And some say** that Rabbi Avina ruled that one may do so **even** when **not in exigent circumstances, and** Rabbi Avina’s opinion **is** identical to that **of Rav.**


###### Chullin 107a:2
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אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: הַאי אֲרִיתָּא דְּדַלָּאֵי, אֵין נוֹטְלִין מִמֶּנּוּ לַיָּדַיִם, דְּלָא אָתוּ מִכֹּחַ גַּבְרָא. וְאִי מְקָרַב לְגַבֵּי דַּוְלָא, דְּקָאָתוּ מִכֹּחַ גַּבְרָא – נוֹטְלִין מִמֶּנּוּ לַיָּדַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Pappa said:** With regard to **this irrigation channel [*arita dedalla’ei*],** into which water is poured from a river using buckets, and which then transports the water to the fields, **one may not wash** his **hands in** it. The reason is that this water **does not come from a person’s force,** i.e., it is not poured on the hands by a direct act, as it moves by force of the current in the channel. **But if one draws his hands near the bucket** itself, in such a manner **that** the water poured on his hands **comes from a person’s force** before it begins to flow in the channel, then **one may wash** his **hands with it.**


###### Chullin 107a:3
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וְאִי בְּזִיעַ דַּוְלָא, בְּכוֹנֵס מַשְׁקֶה, מֵילָף לָיְיפִי, וּמְטַבֵּיל בָּהּ אֶת הַיָּדַיִם. וְאָמַר רָבָא: כְּלִי שֶׁנִּיקַּב בְּכוֹנֵס מַשְׁקֶה – אֵין נוֹטְלִין מִמֶּנּוּ לַיָּדַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if the bucket** in which the water is drawn from the river **is perforated** with a hole large enough **to enable liquid to enter** the vessel when it is placed in the river, the presence of this hole **connects** the water in the channel to the water in the river, as they touch through that hole. **And** therefore, **one may immerse** his **hands in** that channel as he would in the river itself. Yet the perforated bucket is invalid for the washing of the hands by pouring, since it is no longer considered a vessel. As **Rava says:** With regard to **a vessel that is perforated** with a hole large enough **to enable liquid to enter, one may not wash** his **hands with it.**


###### Chullin 107a:4
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וְאָמַר רָבָא: כְּלִי שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ רְבִיעִית – אֵין נוֹטְלִין מִמֶּנּוּ לַיָּדַיִם. אִינִי? וְהָאָמַר רָבָא: כְּלִי שֶׁאֵין מַחְזִיק רְבִיעִית – אֵין נוֹטְלִין מִמֶּנּוּ לַיָּדַיִם, הָא מַחְזִיק – אַף עַל גַּב דְּלֵית בֵּיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Rava says:** With regard to **a vessel that does not have a quarter**-*log* of water **in it, one may not wash** his **hands with it.** The Gemara asks: **Is that so? But doesn’t Rava say:** With regard to **a vessel that cannot contain a quarter**-*log* of water, **one may not wash** his **hands with it.** It may be **consequently** inferred that as long as the vessel **can contain** a quarter-*log*, one may use it **even if it does not** currently **have** a quarter-*log* **in it.**


###### Chullin 107a:5
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לָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא לְחַד, הָא לִתְרֵי, דְּתַנְיָא: מֵי רְבִיעִית נוֹטְלִין לַיָּדַיִם לְאֶחָד, וַאֲפִילּוּ לִשְׁנַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: This is **not difficult; this** former statement, requiring a quarter-*log* of actual water, is referring to washing **for one** person, whereas **that** latter statement, requiring only that the vessel have a capacity of a quarter-*log*, is referring to washing **for two** people. If a vessel originally contained a quarter-*log* of water, then even if less than that amount remains after one person has washed his hands, a second individual may use the remainder, which is considered fit based on the water’s original volume. **As it is taught** in a *baraita*: With **a quarter**-*log* **of water, one may wash the hands of one** individual, **and even** those **of two.**


###### Chullin 107a:6
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אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב שֵׁשֶׁת לְאַמֵּימָר: קָפְדִיתוּ אַמָּנָא? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אִין. אַחֲזוּתָא? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אִין. אַשִּׁיעוּרָא? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אִין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Sheshet said to Ameimar: Are you particular about the vessel** used for washing hands, that it be wholly intact? Ameimar **said to him: Yes.** Rav Sheshet further inquired: Are you also particular **about the appearance** of the water, that it be normal? Ameimar again **said to him: Yes.** Rav Sheshet further asked: Are you particular **about the measure** of water, that it be no less than one quarter-*log*? Ameimar **said to him: Yes.**


###### Chullin 107a:7
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אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי, הָכִי אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אַמָּנָא וְאַחֲזוּתָא – קָפְדִינַן, אַשִּׁיעוּרָא – לָא קָפְדִינַן, דְּתַנְיָא: מֵי רְבִיעִית נוֹטְלִין לַיָּדַיִם לְאֶחָד, וַאֲפִילּוּ לִשְׁנַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Some say** that **this** is what Ameimar **said to him: We are particular about** the wholeness of **the vessel and about** the water’s **appearance,** but **we are not particular about** the water’s **measure, as it is taught** in a *baraita*: With **a quarter**-*log* **of water one may wash the hands of one** individual, **and even** those **of two.** The *baraita* indicates that there is no need for a quarter-*log* for each individual.


###### Chullin 107a:8
[Chullin 107a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/107a:8)

וְלָא הִיא, שָׁאנֵי הָתָם, מִשּׁוּם דְּקָאָתוּ מִשְּׁיָרֵי טׇהֳרָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara notes: **And it is not so,** i.e., one cannot derive from the *baraita* that the measure of water is immaterial. **It is different there because** there the water **comes from the remainder of** a measure initially sufficient for **purity.** If there was not initially a quarter-*log*, the water is unfit for even one person.


###### Chullin 107a:9
[Chullin 107a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/107a:9)

אַתְקֵין רַב יַעֲקֹב מִנְּהַר פְּקוֹד נַטְלָא בַּת רְבִיעֵתָא, אַתְקֵין רַב אָשֵׁי בְּהוּצָל כּוּזָא בַּת רְבִיעֵתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: **Rav Ya’akov from Nehar Pekod prepared a glass vessel that could contain a quarter**-*log* of water for washing his hands. **Rav Ashi in Huzal** likewise **prepared an earthenware vessel that could contain a quarter**-*log*.


###### Chullin 107a:10
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וְאָמַר רָבָא: מְגוּפַת חָבִית שֶׁתִּקְּנָהּ – נוֹטְלִין מִמֶּנָּה לַיָּדַיִם. תַּנְיָא נָמֵי הָכִי: מְגוּפַת חָבִית שֶׁתִּקְּנָהּ – נוֹטְלִין מִמֶּנָּה לַיָּדַיִם. חֵמֶת וּכְפִישָׁה שֶׁתִּקְּנָן – נוֹטְלִין מֵהֶם לַיָּדַיִם. שַׂק וְקוּפָּה, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁמְּקַבְּלִים – אֵין נוֹטְלִין מֵהֶם לַיָּדַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Rava says:** If **one prepared the stopper of a barrel** for use as a vessel by hollowing it out until it contained a quarter-*log*, **one may wash** his **hands with it,** even though it was not originally designated for this function. **This** ruling **is also taught** in a *baraita*: If **one prepared the stopper of a barrel** for this purpose, **one may wash** his **hands with it.** Likewise, with regard to **a *ḥemet* and a *kefisha*,** types of leather wineskins, **that one prepared** for this purpose, **one may wash** his **hands with them,** as they were initially designed to hold liquids. But with regard to **a sack and a basket, even if they can contain** water, **one may not wash** his **hands with them,** as no sack or basket is designed to hold water, and most cannot.


###### Chullin 107a:11
[Chullin 107a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/107a:11)

אִיבַּעְיָא לְהוּ: מַהוּ לֶאֱכוֹל בְּמַפָּה? מִי חָיְישִׁינַן דִּלְמָא נָגַע, אוֹ לָא?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**A dilemma was raised before** the Sages: **What is** the *halakha* **with regard to eating with a cloth [*mappa*]** on one’s hands, rather than washing them to purify them? **Are we concerned** that **perhaps** he will **touch** the food with his hands, **or not?**


###### Chullin 107a:12
[Chullin 107a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/107a:12)

תָּא שְׁמַע, וּכְשֶׁנָּתְנוּ לוֹ לְרַבִּי צָדוֹק אוֹכֶל פָּחוֹת מִכְּבֵיצָה, נוֹטְלוֹ בְּמַפָּה וְאוֹכְלוֹ חוּץ לַסּוּכָּה, וְאֵין מְבָרֵךְ אַחֲרָיו. מַאי לָאו – הָא כְּבֵיצָה בָּעֵי נְטִילַת יָדַיִם?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara suggests: **Come** and **hear** proof from a mishna (*Sukka* 26b): **And when they gave Rabbi Tzadok** on the festival of *Sukkot* **less than an egg-bulk of food, he took** the food **in a cloth, and he ate it outside the *sukka*,** as he held one is not obligated to eat food of this amount in a *sukka*. **And he did not recite a blessing after** eating **it,** since less than an egg-bulk does not satisfy the verse: “And you shall eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord your God” (Deuteronomy 8:10). **What, is it not** to be inferred that **consequently,** if one eats **an egg-bulk,** it **requires washing of the hands,** even if one uses a cloth?


###### Chullin 107a:13
[Chullin 107a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/107a:13)

דִּלְמָא הָא כְּבֵיצָה – בָּעֵי סוּכָּה, וּבָעֵי בְּרָכָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara rejects this: **Perhaps** one can conclude from that mishna only that **consequently,** if one eats **an egg-bulk** he **needs** to do so in **a *sukka* and needs** to recite **a blessing** after eating; but he can still use a cloth instead of washing his hands.


###### Chullin 107a:14
[Chullin 107a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/107a:14)

תָּא שְׁמַע: דִּשְׁמוּאֵל אַשְׁכְּחֵיהּ לְרַב דְּקָאָכֵיל בְּמַפָּה, אֲמַר לֵיהּ:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara suggests: **Come** and **hear** proof from an incident **where Shmuel found Rav eating with a cloth** rather than washing his hands, and Shmuel **said to him:**