## Eruvin Daf 29b

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

דְּלָא אִבְּצִיל זִירְתָּא, אֲבָל אִבְּצִיל זִירְתָּא — לֵית לַן בַּהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
in a case where the bulb **has not grown** to the size of **a span,** the distance between the thumb and the little finger of a hand that is spread apart, because at that stage the leaves are very toxic; **however, if it has grown** to the size of **a span, we have no** problem **with it.**


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

אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: לָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא דְּלָא אִישְׁתִּי שִׁיכְרָא, אֲבָל אִישְׁתִּי שִׁיכְרָא לֵית לַן בַּהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Pappa said: We only stated** this concern about eating onion leaves in a case where **one did not drink beer** afterward; **however, if he drank beer** afterward, **we have no** problem **with it.**


###### Eruvin 29b:3
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: לֹא יֹאכַל אָדָם בָּצָל, מִפְּנֵי נָחָשׁ שֶׁבּוֹ. וּמַעֲשֶׂה בְּרַבִּי חֲנִינָא שֶׁאָכַל חֲצִי בָצָל וַחֲצִי נָחָשׁ שֶׁבּוֹ וְחָלָה וְנָטָה לָמוּת, וּבִקְּשׁוּ חֲבֵירָיו רַחֲמִים עָלָיו וְחָיָה, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַשָּׁעָה צְרִיכָה לוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: **A person should not eat onion because of** the **toxins in it. There was an incident with Rabbi Ḥanina, who ate half an onion and half of its toxins, and he fell deathly ill, and his colleagues prayed for mercy for him, and he survived.** He was rescued only **because the time needed him,** as his generation was in need of his teaching, but otherwise he would not have recovered.


###### Eruvin 29b:4
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אָמַר רַבִּי זֵירָא אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: שֵׁכָר מְעָרְבִין בּוֹ, וּפוֹסֵל אֶת הַמִּקְוֶה בִּשְׁלֹשֶׁת לוּגִּין. מַתְקֵיף לַהּ רַב כָּהֲנָא: פְּשִׁיטָא, וְכִי מָה בֵּין זֶה לְמֵי צֶבַע? דִּתְנַן: רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: מֵי צֶבַע פּוֹסְלִין אֶת הַמִּקְוֶה בִּשְׁלֹשֶׁת לוּגִּין. אָמְרִי: הָתָם מַיָּא דְצִבְעָא מִיקְּרֵי, הָכָא שִׁיכְרָא אִיקְּרִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Zeira said that Shmuel said: One may establish an *eiruv* with beer, and it invalidates a ritual bath with** a measure of **three *log*,** similar to drawn water. **Rav Kahana strongly objects to this:** This is **obvious, for what is the difference between this and dye-water? As we learned** in a mishna that **Rabbi Yosei says: Dye-water invalidates a ritual bath with** a measure of **three *log*,** like regular drawn water. **They said:** There is a difference between the two cases, as **there,** the liquid **is called dye-water; here, it is called beer.** Therefore, it might have been possible to argue that beer is not considered like water at all, in which case it would only invalidate a ritual bath if it changed the color of the water, and so Shmuel’s novel teaching was necessary.


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

וּבְכַמָּה מְעָרְבִין? סָבַר רַב אַחָא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב יוֹסֵף קַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב יוֹסֵף לְמֵימַר: בִּתְרֵין רִבְעֵי שִׁכְרָא, כְּדִתְנַן: הַמּוֹצִיא יַיִן, כְּדֵי מְזִיגַת הַכּוֹס. וְתָנֵי עֲלַהּ: כְּדֵי מְזִיגַת כּוֹס יָפֶה. מַאי כּוֹס יָפֶה? כּוֹס שֶׁל בְּרָכָה. וְאָמַר רַב נַחְמָן אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר אֲבוּהּ: כּוֹס שֶׁל בְּרָכָה צָרִיךְ שֶׁיְּהֵא בּוֹ רוֹבַע רְבִיעִית, כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּמְזְגֶנּוּ וְיַעֲמוֹד עַל רְבִיעִית. וְכִדְרָבָא, דְּאָמַר רָבָא: כֹּל חַמְרָא דְּלָא דָּרֵי עַל חַד תְּלָת מַיָּא — לָאו חַמְרָא הוּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And how much** beer is needed to **establish an *eiruv*? Rav Aḥa, son of Rav Yosef, thought to say before Rav Yosef** as follows: **Two-quarters** of a *log* **of beer.** Rav Aḥa’s reasoning is now spelled out in detail. **As we learned** in a mishna: If **one carries out wine** on Shabbat from a private domain to a public domain, he is liable if he carries out **enough** wine **for diluting a cup,** i.e., enough undiluted wine to fill a cup after it has been diluted with water. **And** a *baraita* **was taught about** this mishna: **Enough** wine **for diluting a fine cup.** They inquired: **What** is meant by **a fine cup?** They answered: **A cup of blessing. And Rav Naḥman said that Rabba bar Avuh said: A cup of blessing must contain a quarter of a quarter-***log* of wine, **so that** after one **dilutes** the wine with water, **it amounts to a** full **quarter-***log*. **And** this measure is **in accordance with** the statement of **Rava** with regard to the strength of wine, **as Rava said: Any wine that is not** strong enough to require that it be **diluted** with **three** parts **water to one** part wine **is not** proper **wine.**


###### Eruvin 29b:6
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וְקָתָנֵי סֵיפָא: וּשְׁאָר כׇּל הַמַּשְׁקִין בִּרְבִיעִית, וְכׇל הַשּׁוֹפְכִין בִּרְבִיעִית. מִדְּהָתָם עַל חַד אַרְבַּע — הָכָא נָמֵי עַל חַד אַרְבַּע.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And we learned in the latter clause** of the aforementioned mishna: **And** one is liable for carrying out **all other liquids, and** similarly **all waste water,** in the measure of **a quarter-***log*. Now, Rav Aḥa argues as follows: **Since there,** with respect to liability for carrying on Shabbat, the ratio is **one to four,** as one is liable for carrying out a quarter of a quarter-*log* of wine, and one is only liable for carrying out other liquids if one carries out a quarter-*log*; **here, too,** with respect to making an *eiruv*, the ratio of **one to four** should be maintained. Therefore, since Rav said that two-quarters of a *log* of wine are required for an *eiruv*, the minimum amount of beer one may use should be two full *log*.


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

וְלָא הִיא, הָתָם הוּא דִּבְצִיר מֵהֲכִי לָא חֲשִׁיב, אֲבָל הָכָא — לָא. דַּעֲבִידִי אִינָשֵׁי דְּשָׁתוּ כָּסָא בְּצַפְרָא וְכָסָא בְּפַנְיָא, וְסָמְכִי עִילָּוַיְהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara rejects this argument: **And this is not so. There,** with regard to carrying on Shabbat, we require four times as much beer as wine because **less than that** amount, i.e., less than a quarter-*log* of beer, **is insignificant. However, here,** with regard to establishing an *eiruv*, this is **not** relevant, **as it is common for people to drink a cup** of beer **in the morning and a cup** of beer **in the evening, and they rely on them** as their meals, as beer is satisfying even in such quantities. Therefore, we should require only two-quarters of a *log* of beer for an *eiruv*.


###### Eruvin 29b:8
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תְּמָרִים בְּכַמָּה? אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: תְּמָרִים בְּקַב. אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: מְנָא אָמֵינָא לַהּ? דְּתַנְיָא: אָכַל גְּרוֹגְרוֹת וְשִׁילֵּם תְּמָרִים — תָּבוֹא עָלָיו בְּרָכָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **How many dates** are needed to establish an *eiruv*? **Rav Yosef said:** The minimal amount of **dates** one may use is **a *kav*. Rav Yosef said: From where do I say this** *halakha*? **As it was taught** in a *baraita*: If one inadvertently **ate dried figs** of *teruma*, **and paid dates** in compensation, **may a blessing come upon him.**


###### Eruvin 29b:9
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הֵיכִי דָמֵי? אִילֵּימָא לְפִי דָמִים, דַּאֲכַל מִינֵּיהּ בְּזוּזָא וְקָא מְשַׁלֵּם לֵיהּ בְּזוּזָא — מַאי ״תָּבֹא עָלָיו בְּרָכָה״? בְּזוּזָא אֲכַל, בְּזוּזָא קָא מְשַׁלֵּם! אֶלָּא לָאו, לְפִי מִדָּה, דַּאֲכַל מִינֵּיהּ גְּרִיוָא דִּגְרוֹגְרוֹת דְּשָׁוְיָא זוּזָא, וְקָא מְשַׁלֵּם לֵיהּ גְּרִיוָא דִתְמָרִים דְּשָׁוֵי אַרְבְּעָה — וְקָתָנֵי: ״תָּבֹא עָלָיו בְּרָכָה״, אַלְמָא: תְּמָרִים עֲדִיפִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara proceeds to clarify this ruling: **What are the circumstances** of this case? **If you say** that one paid **according to the value** of the figs he ate, e.g., **he ate a *zuz*** worth of figs **and he paid a *zuz*** worth of dates, **what is** the reason it says: **May a blessing come upon him? He ate a *zuz* and paid a *zuz*. Rather, is it not** that he paid **in accordance with the measure** of the figs eaten, e.g., that **he ate a *se’a* of dried figs worth one *zuz*, and he paid a *se’a* of dates worth four** *zuz*. **And it says: May a blessing come upon him. Apparently, dates are superior** to dried figs. Accordingly, since we learned above that one may establish an *eiruv* with a *kav* of dried figs, a *kav* of dates should certainly suffice for the purpose of an *eiruv*.


###### Eruvin 29b:10
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אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי: לְעוֹלָם דַּאֲכַל מִינֵּיהּ בְּזוּזָא, וְקָא מְשַׁלֵּם בְּזוּזָא. וּמַאי ״תָּבֹא עָלָיו בְּרָכָה״? דַּאֲכַל מִינֵּיהּ מִידֵּי דְּלָא קָפֵיץ עֲלֵיהּ זָבֵינָא, וְקָא מְשַׁלֵּם לֵיהּ מִידֵּי דְּקָפֵיץ עֲלֵיהּ זָבֵינָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said to** Rav Yosef: No proof can be brought from here. It can be argued that **he actually ate a *zuz*** worth of figs **and he paid a *zuz*** worth of dates. **And what** is the reason it says: **May a blessing come upon him? For he ate something that buyers are not eager** to buy, **and he paid him something that buyers are eager** to buy. Even though they are equal in value, the priest benefits, for it is easier for him to sell dates than to sell dried figs.


###### Eruvin 29b:11
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שְׁתִיתָא — אָמַר רַב אַחָא בַּר פִּנְחָס: תְּרֵי שַׁרְגּוּשֵׁי. כִּיסָאנֵי — אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: תְּרֵי בוּנֵי דְּפוּמְבְּדִיתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to ***shetita*,** a dish made of roasted flour and honey, **Rav Aḥa bar Pineḥas said: Two large spoonfuls** are needed for an *eiruv*. With regard to ***kisanei*,** a type of roasted grain, **Abaye said: Two Pumbeditan *bunei*,** the name of a particular of measurement.


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

אָמַר אַבָּיֵי, אֲמַרָה לִי אֵם: הָנֵי כִּסָאנֵי מְעַלּוּ לְלִיבָּא, וּמְבַטְּלִי מַחְשְׁבָתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Having mentioned roasted grain, the Gemara tangentially relates that **Abaye said: Mother,** actually his foster mother, **told me: These roasted grains are good for the heart and drive away** worrisome **thoughts.**


###### Eruvin 29b:13
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וְאָמַר אַבָּיֵי, אֲמַרָה לִי אֵם: הַאי מַאן דְּאִית לֵיהּ חוּלְשָׁא דְּלִיבָּא, לַיְיתֵי בִּישְׂרָא דְּאַטְמָא יַמִּינָא דְּדִיכְרָא, וְלַיְיתֵי כַּבּוּיֵי דְרֵעִיתָא דְּנִיסָן, וְאִי לֵיכָּא כַּבּוּיֵי דְרֵעִיתָא — לַיְיתֵי סוּגְיָינֵי דַעֲרַבְתָּא, וְנִיכַבְּבֵיהּ וְנֵיכוּל, וְנִשְׁתֵּי בָּתְרֵיהּ חַמְרָא מַרְקָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Abaye said: Mother told me** about another remedy. **One who suffers from weakness of the heart should** go and **bring the meat of the right thigh of a ram, and** also **bring the dung of grazing cattle from** the month of **Nisan, and if there is no cattle dung he should bring willow twigs, and** then **roast** the meat on a fire made with the dung or twigs, **and eat** it, **and drink afterward** some **diluted wine.** This will improve his condition.


###### Eruvin 29b:14
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אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: כׇּל שֶׁהוּא לִיפְתָּן, כְּדֵי לֶאֱכוֹל בּוֹ. כֹּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ לִיפְתָּן, כְּדֵי לֶאֱכוֹל הֵימֶנּוּ. בָּשָׂר חַי — כְּדֵי לֶאֱכוֹל הֵימֶנּוּ. בָּשָׂר צָלִי, רַבָּה אָמַר: כְּדֵי לֶאֱכוֹל בּוֹ, וְרַב יוֹסֵף אָמַר: כְּדֵי לֶאֱכוֹל הֵימֶנּוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Returning to the matter of quantities of food required for an *eiruv*, **Rav Yehuda said** that **Shmuel said:** The minimum quantity for **anything that serves as a relish** is **enough to eat** two meals **with it,** i.e., enough to serve as a relish for the bread eaten in two meals. **And** with regard to **anything that is not a relish,** but rather is a food in its own right, one must use **enough to eat** two meals **of it.** The minimum quantity of **raw meat** is **enough to eat** two meals **of it. Roasted meat** is the subject of a dispute: **Rabba said: Enough to eat** the bread of two meals **with it.** That is to say, roasted meat is not a food in itself, but rather it serves as relish for other foods. **And Rav Yosef said: Enough to eat** two meals **of it,** as it is a food in its own right.


###### Eruvin 29b:15
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אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: מְנָא אָמֵינָא לַהּ — דְּהָנֵי פָּרְסָאֵי אָכְלִי טַבְהָקִי בְּלָא נַהֲמָא! אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי: וּפָרְסָאֵי הֲווֹ רוּבָּא דְעָלְמָא?! וְהָתְנַן: בִּגְדֵי עֲנִיִּים לַעֲנִיִּים, בִּגְדֵי עֲשִׁירִים לַעֲשִׁירִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yosef said: From where do I say this** *halakha*? **For these Persians eat pieces of** roasted **meat [*tabahakki*] without bread,** which shows that meat itself is a food. **Abaye said to him: But are the Persians a majority of the world?** The *halakha* follows the customary practice of most of the world and not that of particular locales. **Didn’t we learn** the following in a *baraita*? **Clothing of the poor,** i.e., pieces of cloth measuring three by three fingerbreadths, contracts impurity when in the possession of any **poor people** because poor people attach importance even to scraps of cloth of such small size. **Clothing of the wealthy** measuring at least three by three handbreadths contracts impurity in all cases, whether or not it is owned by **the wealthy.**