## Eruvin Daf 29a

###### Eruvin 29a:1
[Eruvin 29a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:1)

הָהוּא, בִּבְשִׁיל וְלָא בְּשִׁיל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **That** is referring **to** a beet **that was** only **partially cooked,** which is dangerous.


###### Eruvin 29a:2
[Eruvin 29a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:2)

אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי, אָמַר רַב הַמְנוּנָא: אֵין מְעָרְבִין בִּתְרָדִין חַיִּין, דְּאָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: סִילְקָא חַיָּיא קָטֵיל גַּבְרָא חַיָּיא. וְהָא קָא חָזֵינַן דְּקָא אָכְלִי וְלָא מָיְיתִי? הָתָם בִּבְשִׁיל וְלָא בְּשִׁיל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**There are** some **who say** that **Rav Hamnuna said: One may not establish an *eiruv* with raw beets,** as **Rav Ḥisda said: Raw beet kills a healthy person.** The Gemara asks: **Don’t we see** people **eating it and they do not die?** The Gemara answers: **There,** it is referring **to** a beet **that was** only **partially cooked,** which is dangerous.


###### Eruvin 29a:3
[Eruvin 29a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:3)

אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: תַּבְשִׁיל שֶׁל תְּרָדִין יָפֶה לַלֵּב וְטוֹב לָעֵינַיִם, וְכׇל שֶׁכֵּן לִבְנֵי מֵעַיִים. אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: וְהוּא דְּיָתֵיב אַבֵּי תָפֵי וְעָבֵיד תּוֹךְ תּוֹךְ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ḥisda said: A cooked dish of beets is beneficial for the heart, good for the eyes, and all the more so** beneficial **for the intestines. Abaye said: That is** specifically when the dish **sits on the stove and makes a *tukh tukh*** sound, i.e., it is cooked thoroughly enough to produce a boiling sound.


###### Eruvin 29a:4
[Eruvin 29a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:4)

אָמַר רָבָא: הֲרֵינִי כְּבֶן עַזַּאי בְּשׁוּקֵי טְבֶרְיָא. אֲמַר לֵיהּ הָהוּא מֵרַבָּנַן לְרָבָא: תַּפּוּחִים בְּכַמָּה? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: וְכִי מְעָרְבִין בְּתַפּוּחִים?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava** once **said** when he was in an especially good mood: **Behold, I am like** the intellectually sharp **ben Azzai,** who would regularly expound **in the markets of Tiberias.** I, too, am ready to answer any question posed to me. **One of the Sages said to Rava: How many apples** are needed to establish an *eiruv*? Rava **said to him: Does one establish an *eiruv* with apples?**


###### Eruvin 29a:5
[Eruvin 29a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:5)

וְלָא? וְהָתְנַן: כׇּל הָאוֹכָלִין מִצְטָרְפִין לִפְסוֹל אֶת הַגְּוִויָּה בַּחֲצִי פְרָס, וּבִמְזוֹן שְׁתֵּי סְעוּדוֹת לְעֵירוּב, וּכְבֵיצָה לְטַמֵּא טוּמְאַת אוֹכָלִים!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The other Sage responded: **And** is it **not** permissible to establish an *eiruv* with them? **Didn’t we learn** in a mishna: **All foods combine to disqualify the body** of a priest who eats **half of a half-loaf** of ritually impure food, **and** to complete the measure of **food** required for **two meals for** the purpose of **an *eiruv*, and** to complete the measure of **an egg-bulk** required for a food to be able **to contract the** ritual **impurity of foods?** An apple is a kind of food, so it should be included in the items that may be used to establish an *eiruv*.


###### Eruvin 29a:6
[Eruvin 29a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:6)

וְהַאי מַאי תְּיוּבְתָּא? אִילֵּימָא מִשּׁוּם דְּקָתָנֵי ״כׇּל הָאוֹכָלִין״, וְהָנֵי בְּנֵי אֲכִילָה נִינְהוּ — וְהָאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: אֵין לְמֵדִין מִן הַכְּלָלוֹת וַאֲפִילּוּ בִּמְקוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בּוֹ ״חוּץ״!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And what is the refutation? If you say** it is **because it was taught** using the term **all foods, and these** apples **are fit for eating,** how can an objection be raised from such a general term? **Didn’t Rabbi Yoḥanan** already **say: One may not learn from general statements** using the word all, **even in a place where it says except,** since no rule exhausts all cases?


###### Eruvin 29a:7
[Eruvin 29a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:7)

אֶלָּא מִשּׁוּם דְּקָתָנֵי ״וּבִמְזוֹן שְׁתֵּי סְעוּדוֹת לְעֵירוּב וּכְבֵיצָה לְטַמֵּא טוּמְאַת אוֹכָלִין״. וְהָנֵי נָמֵי בְּנֵי טַמּוֹיֵי טוּמְאַת אוֹכָלִין נִינְהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** it is **because it taught: And** all foods combine to complete the measure of **food** required for **two meals for** the purpose of **an *eiruv*, and** to complete the measure of **an egg-bulk to contract the** ritual **impurity of foods; and these** apples **are also susceptible to the** ritual **impurity of foods.** Therefore, there is clear proof that the mishna is referring to apples as well.


###### Eruvin 29a:8
[Eruvin 29a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:8)

וְכַמָּה? אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן: תַּפּוּחִים בְּקַב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Having established that an *eiruv* may be established with apples, the Gemara returns to the question raised above: **How many** apples are needed to establish an *eiruv*? **Rav Naḥman said:** The minimum measure of **apples** that must be used for an *eiruv* is **a *kav*.**


###### Eruvin 29a:9
[Eruvin 29a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:9)

מֵיתִיבִי, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר: עוּכְלָא תַּבְלִין, וְלִיטְרָא יָרָק, וַעֲשָׂרָה אֱגוֹזִין, וַחֲמִשָּׁה אֲפַרְסְקִין, וּשְׁנֵי רִמּוֹנִים, וְאֶתְרוֹג אֶחָד. וְאָמַר גּוּרְסַק בַּר דָּרֵי מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרַב מְנַשְּׁיָא בַּר שְׂגוּבְלִי מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרַב, וְכֵן לְעֵירוּב. וְהָנֵי נָמֵי לִיהְווֹ כִּי אֲפַרְסְקִין!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara **raises an objection** from a *baraita*: **Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar says:** When distributing poor man’s tithe, one must give each individual poor person at least **an *ukla*,** an eighth of a *log*, **of spices, a liter of vegetables, ten nuts, five peaches, two pomegranates,** or **one citron,** as these are worthy amounts for distribution. **And Gursak bar Darei said in the name of Rav Menashya bar Sheguvlei,** who said **in the name of Rav: And similarly,** this is the *halakha* **with regard to an *eiruv*.** Now, it can be asked: **These** apples **should also be like peaches,** as they are similar in size, and it should be enough to use five apples for an *eiruv*.


###### Eruvin 29a:10
[Eruvin 29a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:10)

הָנֵי חֲשִׁיבִי, וְהָנֵי לָא חֲשִׁיבִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers that there is a distinction between them: **These** peaches **are important,** and therefore five of them are a significant amount, **but these** apples **are not important,** and therefore one must use the larger measure of a *kav*.


###### Eruvin 29a:11
[Eruvin 29a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:11)

אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: שְׁרָא לֵיהּ מָרֵיהּ לְרַב מְנַשְּׁיָא בַּר שְׂגוּבְלִי, אֲנָא אַמְרִיתָא נִיהֲלֵיהּ אַמַּתְנִיתִין, וְהוּא אַמְרַהּ אַבָּרַיְיתָא. דִּתְנַן: אֵין פּוֹחֲתִין לְעָנִי בַּגּוֹרֶן מֵחֲצִי קַב חִטִּין וְקַב שְׂעוֹרִין. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: חֲצִי קַב שְׂעוֹרִין. וְקַב וַחֲצִי כוּסְּמִין, וְקַב גְּרוֹגְרוֹת אוֹ מָנֶה דְּבֵילָה. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר: פְּרָס. וַחֲצִי לוֹג יַיִן, רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר: רְבִיעִית. וּרְבִיעִית שֶׁמֶן, רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר: שְׁמִינִית. וּשְׁאָר כׇּל הַפֵּירוֹת, אָמַר אַבָּא שָׁאוּל: כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּמְכְּרֵם וְיִקַּח בָּהֶן מְזוֹן שְׁתֵּי סְעוּדוֹת. וְאָמַר רַב: וְכֵן לְעֵירוּב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yosef said: May his Master,** God, **forgive Rav Menashya bar Sheguvlei,** for he erred and caused others to err. **I stated before him** a ruling in the name of Rav **concerning a mishna, and he stated it concerning the *baraita*,** which led to the error. **As we learned** in a mishna: **One may not give a pauper** receiving poor man’s tithe **at the threshing floor less than half a *kav* of wheat or** less than **a *kav* of barley. Rabbi Meir says:** He must be given at least **half a *kav* of barley.** Similarly, he must be given no less than **a *kav* and a half of spelt, a *kav* of dried figs, or a *maneh* of pressed figs. Rabbi Akiva says:** Not a *maneh*, but **half** a *maneh*. He must be given at least **half a *log* of wine. Rabbi Akiva says:** Half that amount, **a quarter** *log*. **And** similarly, he must be given **a quarter** *log* **of oil. Rabbi Akiva says:** Half that amount, **an eighth** of a *log*. **And** with regard to **all other fruit, Abba Shaul said:** He must be given **enough to sell them and buy food** that suffices **for two meals with** the proceeds of **their** sale. **And** with regard to this mishna, **Rav said: And similarly,** this is the *halakha* **with regard to an *eiruv*.**


###### Eruvin 29a:12
[Eruvin 29a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:12)

וּמַאי אוּלְמֵיהּ דְּהַאי מֵהָךְ? אִילֵּימָא מִשּׁוּם דְּקָא תָּנֵי בְּהָךְ תַּבְלִין, וְתַבְלִין לָאו בְּנֵי אֲכִילָה נִינְהוּ — אַטּוּ הָכָא מִי לָא קָתָנֵי חִטִּין וּשְׂעוֹרִין, וְלָאו בְּנֵי אֲכִילָה נִינְהוּ!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara poses a question with regard to Rav Yosef’s harsh reaction to Rav Menashya bar Sheguvlei’s statement: **What is the strength of this over that?** The mishna and *baraita* seem to share the same content, so why should Rav’s ruling be more applicable to one than the other? **If you say** it is **because** the *halakha* with regard to **spices was** also **taught in this** *baraita*, **and spices are not fit for eating** on their own but only when added as a flavoring to other foods, and therefore Rav could not have been referring to the *baraita* when he said that the same law applies to an *eiruv*; **wasn’t** the *halakha* with regard to **wheat and barley taught here** in the mishna, **and they** too **are not** immediately **fit for eating** until they are processed further.


###### Eruvin 29a:13
[Eruvin 29a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:13)

אֶלָּא מִשּׁוּם דְּקָתָנֵי חֲצִי לוֹג יַיִן, וְאָמַר רַב: מְעָרְבִין בִּשְׁתֵּי רְבִיעִיּוֹת שֶׁל יַיִן. מִדְּבָעִינַן כּוּלֵּי הַאי — שְׁמַע מִינַּהּ כִּי אָמַר רַב ״וְכֵן לְעֵירוּב״ — אַהָא מַתְנִיתִין קָאָמַר. שְׁמַע מִינַּהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, it is because it was taught** in the mishna that one must give **half a *log* of wine. And Rav said: One may establish an *eiruv* with two-quarters** of a *log* **of wine,** which is equal to half a *log*. **Since we require so much** wine, **learn from here** that **when Rav said: And similarly,** this is the *halakha* **with regard to an *eiruv*, he said it about this mishna** and the measures mentioned therein. The Gemara concludes: Indeed, **conclude from this** that this is the proper understanding of Rav’s statement.


###### Eruvin 29a:14
[Eruvin 29a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:14)

אָמַר מָר: וּבִמְזוֹן שְׁתֵּי סְעוּדוֹת לְעֵירוּב. סָבַר רַב יוֹסֵף לְמֵימַר: עַד דְּאִיכָּא סְעוּדָה מֵהַאי וּסְעוּדָה מֵהַאי. אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַבָּה: אֲפִילּוּ לְמֶחֱצָה לִשְׁלִישׁ וְלִרְבִיעַ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara further examines the mishna cited earlier. **The Master said: And** all foods combine to complete the measure of **food** required **for two meals for** the purpose of **an *eiruv*. Rav Yosef thought to say** that an *eiruv* may not be established **unless there is** a complete **meal of this** kind of food **and** a complete **meal of that** kind of food, meaning that an *eiruv* may only be established if each meal consists of a single type of food. **Rabba said to him:** An *eiruv* may be established with the amount of food required for two meals **even** if each type of food made up only **half, a third, or a quarter** of a meal.


###### Eruvin 29a:15
[Eruvin 29a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:15)

גּוּפָא, אָמַר רַב: מְעָרְבִין בִּשְׁתֵּי רְבִיעִיּוֹת שֶׁל יַיִן. וּמִי בָּעִינַן כּוּלֵּי הַאי? וְהָתַנְיָא, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר: יַיִן כְּדֵי לֶאֱכוֹל בּוֹ, חוֹמֶץ כְּדֵי לְטַבֵּל בּוֹ, זֵיתִים וּבְצָלִים כְּדֵי לֶאֱכוֹל בָּהֶן שְׁתֵּי סְעוּדוֹת?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara now examines Rav’s statement **itself,** which was cited in the course of the previous discussion. **Rav said: One may establish an *eiruv* with two-quarters** of a *log* **of wine.** The following question may be raised: **Do we** really **need so much? Wasn’t it taught** in a *baraita* that **Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar says:** The minimal amount of **wine** required for an *eiruv* is **enough to eat** bread **with it,** i.e., enough to soak the bread in to enable one to eat it? Additionally, the minimal amount of **vinegar** that may be used to establish an *eiruv* is **enough to dip** the food **in it,** and the minimal amount of **olives and onions** is **enough to eat them** together with the bread. All of these quantities are calculated on the basis of **two meals.** This *baraita* clearly indicates that an *eiruv* may be established with much less than two-quarters of a *log* of wine.


###### Eruvin 29a:16
[Eruvin 29a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:16)

הָתָם בְּחַמְרָא מְבַשְּׁלָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **There,** the *baraita* is referring **to cooked wine,** which is very strong, and therefore even a small amount suffices.


###### Eruvin 29a:17
[Eruvin 29a:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:17)

אָמַר מָר: חוֹמֶץ כְּדֵי לְטַבֵּל בּוֹ. אָמַר רַב גִּידֵּל אָמַר רַב: כְּדֵי לְטַבֵּל בּוֹ מְזוֹן שְׁתֵּי סְעוּדוֹת שֶׁל יָרָק. אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי, אָמַר רַב גִּידֵּל אָמַר רַב: יָרָק הַנֶּאֱכָל בִּשְׁתֵּי סְעוּדוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Master said** in the *baraita* that the minimal amount of **vinegar** that may be used for an *eiruv* **is enough to dip** food **in it. Rav Giddel said that Rav said: Enough to dip in it the food of two meals** consisting **of vegetables. Some say** that **Rav Giddel said that Rav said:** Enough to dip in it the **vegetables that are eaten in two** ordinary **meals,** which is less than the amount consumed in two meals consisting entirely of vegetables.


###### Eruvin 29a:18
[Eruvin 29a:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:18)

אָמַר מָר: זֵיתִים וּבְצָלִים כְּדֵי לֶאֱכוֹל בָּהֶן מְזוֹן שְׁתֵּי סְעוּדוֹת. וּבִבְצָלִים מִי מְעָרְבִין? וְהָתַנְיָא: אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר: פַּעַם אַחַת שָׁבַת רַבִּי מֵאִיר בְּעַרְדִּיסְקָא, וּבָא אָדָם אֶחָד לְפָנָיו, אָמַר לוֹ: רַבִּי, עֵירַבְתִּי בִּבְצָלִים לְטִיבְעִין, וְהוֹשִׁיבוֹ רַבִּי מֵאִיר בְּאַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת שֶׁלּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Master** also **said** that the minimum measure of **olives and onions** that may be used for an *eiruv* is enough **to eat them** with **the food of two meals.** The Gemara asks: **May one establish an *eiruv* with onions? Wasn’t it taught** in a *baraita* that **Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar said: Rabbi Meir once spent Shabbat in** the town of **Ardiska, and a certain person came before him** and **said to him: Rabbi, I made an *eiruv*** of Shabbat borders [*eiruv teḥumin*] **with onions,** so that I might walk to the town of **Tiv’in.** Ardiska was located between the man’s *eiruv* and his destination of Tiv’in, which was beyond his Shabbat limit as measured from his hometown. **And Rabbi Meir made him remain within his four cubits.** He forbade him to leave his four cubits, as he held that an *eiruv* made with onions is not an *eiruv*, and therefore the person had left his Shabbat limit without an *eiruv teḥumin*.


###### Eruvin 29a:19
[Eruvin 29a:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/29a:19)

לָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא בְּעָלִים, הָא בְּאִימָּהוֹת. דְּתַנְיָא: אָכַל בָּצָל וְהִשְׁכִּים וּמֵת, אֵין אוֹמְרִין מִמָּה מֵת. וְאָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: לֹא שָׁנוּ אֶלָּא בֶּעָלִים, אֲבָל בְּאִימָּהוֹת — לֵית לַן בַּהּ. וּבְעָלִין נָמֵי לָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: This is **not difficult. This** ruling, which states that onions may not be used for an *eiruv*, is referring **to** onion **leaves,** which are harmful; whereas **that** ruling, which states that onions may be used for an *eiruv*, is referring **to** onion **bulbs,** which are edible. **As it was taught** in a *baraita*: If one **ate an onion and died early** the next morning, **we need not ask from what he died,** as his death was certainly caused by the onion. **And Shmuel said: They only taught** this **with regard to the leaves; but with regard to** onion **bulbs, we have no** problem **with it. And even with regard to the leaves, we only stated** this concern