## Moed Katan Daf 10a

###### Moed Katan 10a:1
[Moed Katan 10a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:1)

הַהֶדְיוֹט תּוֹפֵר כְּדַרְכּוֹ. הֵיכִי דָּמֵי הֶדְיוֹט? אָמְרִי דְּבֵי רַבִּי יַנַּאי: כֹּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְהוֹצִיא מְלֹא מַחַט בְּבַת אַחַת. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר חֲנִינָא אָמַר: כֹּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְכַוֵּין אִימְרָא בְּחֵפֶת חֲלוּקוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ It was taught in the mishna: **A layman,** who is not a skilled tailor, may **sew in his** usual **manner** on the intermediate days of a Festival. The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances** in which an individual is considered **a layman?** The Sages **of the school of Rabbi Yannai said: Anyone who cannot** deftly **pull a full needle** of stiches through the fabric **at the same time** is considered a layman. **Rabbi Yosei bar Ḥanina said: Anyone who cannot form a straight seam on the hem [*ḥefet*] of his shirt** is considered a layman.


###### Moed Katan 10a:2
[Moed Katan 10a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:2)

וְהָאוּמָּן מַכְלִיב. מַאי מַכְלִיב? רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר: מַפְסִיעַ. רַבָּה בַּר שְׁמוּאֵל אֲמַר: שִׁינֵּי כַלְבְּתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ It was further taught in the mishna: **A craftsman,** however, **may form** only **temporary stitches [*makhliv*].** The Gemara asks: **What is** meant by **forming temporary stitches? Rabbi Yoḥanan said: He** does not sew all the stitches that are necessary, but rather **he skips** certain stitches in the middle (Rabbeinu Hananel). **Rabba bar Shmuel said:** He sews stitches that are like **the teeth of a dog.** He does not sew all the stitches in a straight line, so that they resemble the teeth of a dog, which also are not straight.


###### Moed Katan 10a:3
[Moed Katan 10a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:3)

מְסָרְגִין אֶת הַמִּטּוֹת. מַאי ״מְסָרְגִין״ וּמַאי ״מְמַתְּחִין״? כִּי אֲתָא רַב דִּימִי אָמַר: פְּלִיגִי בַּהּ רַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא וְרַבִּי אַסִּי, וְתַרְוַיְיהוּ מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּחִזְקִיָּה וְרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן חַד אָמַר: מְסָרְגִין — שְׁתִי וָעֵרֶב, וּמְמַתְּחִין — שְׁתִי בְּלֹא עֵרֶב. וְחַד אָמַר: מְסָרְגִין — שְׁתִי בְּלֹא עֵרֶב, וּמְמַתְּחִין — שֶׁאִם הָיָה רָפוּי, מְמַתְּחוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ It was also taught in the mishna: **One may interweave** the cords attached to the frame of **a bed.** Rabbi Yosei says: One may only tighten the cords. The Gemara asks: **What is** meant by **interweaving, and what is** meant by **tightening? When Rav Dimi came** from Eretz Yisrael to Babylonia, **he said: Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba and Rabbi Asi disagree about** the matter, **and both of them** reported their opinions **in the name of Ḥizkiyya and Rabbi Yoḥanan. One** Sage **said: Interweaving** involves placing and tying the cords of the bed both **lengthwise and widthwise,** whereas **tightening** means arranging the cords only **lengthwise and not widthwise. And one** Sage **said: Interweaving** involves arranging the cords only **lengthwise and not widthwise, while tightening** means **that if** a cord **became loose, he** may **tighten it** but he may not tie any new cords.


###### Moed Katan 10a:4
[Moed Katan 10a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:4)

אִינִי? וְהָא תָּנֵי רַב תַּחְלִיפָא בַּר שָׁאוּל: וְשָׁוִין שֶׁאֵין מַפְשִׁילִין חֲבָלִים לְכַתְּחִלָּה. בִּשְׁלָמָא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר מְסָרְגִין — שְׁתִי וָעֵרֶב, וּמְמַתְּחִין — שְׁתִי בְּלֹא עֵרֶב, הַיְינוּ דְּקָתָנֵי רַב תַּחְלִיפָא בַּר שָׁאוּל: וְשָׁוִין שֶׁאֵין מַפְשִׁילִין חֲבָלִים לְכַתְּחִלָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Is that so? Didn’t Rav Taḥlifa bar Shaul teach** the following *baraita*: **And** both Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yosei **agree that one may not braid cords anew** on the intermediate days of a Festival? **Granted, according to the one who said** that **interweaving** means tying the cords **lengthwise and widthwise, and tightening** means tying them only **lengthwise and not widthwise, this** explanation is consistent with **that which Rav Taḥlifa taught: And they** both **agree that one may not braid cords anew,** as even though one is permitted to arrange the cords of the bed, he is not permitted to produce new cords.


###### Moed Katan 10a:5
[Moed Katan 10a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:5)

אֶלָּא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר מְסָרְגִין — שְׁתִי בְּלֹא עֵרֶב, מְמַתְּחִין — שֶׁאִם הָיָה רָפוּי הָיָה מְמַתְּחוֹ. הַשְׁתָּא שְׁתִי וָעֵרֶב אָמְרַתְּ לָא — חֲבָלִים לְכַתְּחִלָּה מִיבַּעְיָא?! קַשְׁיָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**However, according to the one who said** that **interweaving** means tying the cords only **lengthwise and not widthwise,** while **tightening** means **that if** a cord **became loose, he** may **tighten it,** there is a difficulty. **Now** that **you said** that tying the cords **lengthwise and widthwise, no,** it is not permitted even though the cords are readily available, **is** it **necessary** to say that braiding **cords anew** is prohibited? The Gemara comments: Indeed **it** is **difficult.**


###### Moed Katan 10a:6
[Moed Katan 10a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:6)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב נַחְמָן בַּר יִצְחָק לְרַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אָבִין: מִי אִיכָּא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר מְסָרְגִין — שְׁתִי בְּלֹא עֵרֶב? וְהָתְנַן, רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: הַמִּטָּה מִשֶּׁיְּסָרֵג בָּהּ שְׁלֹשָׁה בָּתִּים!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said to Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Avin: Is there one who says that interweaving** means tying the cords **lengthwise, but not widthwise? Didn’t we learn** in a mishna (*Kelim* 16:1) that **Rabbi Meir says: A bed** is considered a utensil and becomes susceptible to ritual impurity **from when one interweaves three** rows of **meshes in it,** i.e., three rows lengthwise and widthwise? It is clear from here that interweaving a bed involves tying its cords lengthwise and widthwise.


###### Moed Katan 10a:7
[Moed Katan 10a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:7)

אֶלָּא, כִּי אֲתָא רָבִין אָמַר: בִּמְסָרְגִין כּוּלֵּי עָלְמָא לָא פְּלִיגִי דִּשְׁתִי וָעֵרֶב, אֶלָּא כִּי פְּלִיגִי בִּמְמַתְּחִין. מָר סָבַר מְמַתְּחִין — שְׁתִי בְּלֹא עֵרֶב, וּמָר סָבַר: שֶׁאִם הָיָה רָפוּי מְמַתְּחוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, when Ravin came** from Eretz Yisrael to Babylonia **he stated** a different version of the tradition: **With regard to interweaving, everyone agrees** that it is referring to tying the cords of a bed **lengthwise and widthwise. When they disagree it is only about** the meaning of **tightening. One Sage holds** that **tightening** means arranging the cords only **lengthwise and not widthwise. And one Sage holds** that it means that **if** a cord **became loose, he may tighten it.**


###### Moed Katan 10a:8
[Moed Katan 10a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:8)

מֵיתִיבִי: מְסָרְגִין אֶת הַמִּטָּה, וְאֵין צָרִיךְ לוֹמַר שֶׁמְּמַתְּחִין, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: מְמַתְּחִין, אֲבָל לֹא מְסָרְגִין. וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים: אֵין מְמַתְּחִין כׇּל עִיקָּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara **raises an objection** from the following *baraita*: **One may interweave** the cords attached to the frame of **a bed** on the intermediate days of a Festival, **and needless to say one may tighten** those cords; **this is the statement of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Yosei says: One may** only **tighten** the ropes **but not interweave** them. **And some say: One may not tighten** them **at all.**


###### Moed Katan 10a:9
[Moed Katan 10a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:9)

בִּשְׁלָמָא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר מְמַתְּחִין שְׁתִי בְּלֹא עֵרֶב, הַיְינוּ דְּאָתוּ יֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים לְאִיפְּלוֹגֵי. אֶלָּא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר שֶׁאִם הָיָה רָפוּי מְמַתְּחוֹ, לְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים מְמַתְּחוֹ נָמֵי לָא?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Granted, according to the one who said** that **tightening** means tying the cords only **lengthwise and not widthwise, this is** why the opinion presented as: **Some say, comes to disagree** and says that one may not tie the cords at all, even only lengthwise. However, if the cords became loose, all agree that they may be tightened. **But according to the one who said** that tightening means **that if** a cord **became loose he** may **tighten it,** then **according to** the opinion presented here as: **Some say,** may **he not even tighten** the cords of his bed? How, then, would he be able to sleep on it?


###### Moed Katan 10a:10
[Moed Katan 10a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:10)

אִין, כֵּיוָן דְּאֶפְשָׁר לְמִמְלְיֵיהּ בְּמָאנֵי — לָא טָרְחִינַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **Yes,** indeed, according to this opinion, it is prohibited even to tighten the cords of one’s bed. **Since it is possible** for him **to fill** the depression in his bed **with clothing,** so that he can sleep there, **he** may **not exert** himself during the week of the Festival and fix the bed in a more permanent manner.


###### Moed Katan 10a:11
[Moed Katan 10a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:11)

**מַתְנִי׳** מַעֲמִידִין תַּנּוּר וְכִירַיִם וְרֵיחַיִם בַּמּוֹעֵד. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: אֵין מְכַבְּשִׁין אֶת הָרֵיחַיִם בַּתְּחִילָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **One may set up an oven, a stove, and a mill on** the intermediate days of **a Festival. Rabbi Yehuda says: One may not chisel millstones for the first time** on the intermediate days of a Festival.


###### Moed Katan 10a:12
[Moed Katan 10a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:12)

**גְּמָ׳** מַאי מְכַבְּשִׁין? רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר: מְנַקַּר רִיחְיָא. רַב יְחִיאֵל אָמַר: בַּת עֵינָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The Gemara asks: **What is** meant by **chiseling** millstones? **Rav Yehuda said: Cutting** grooves into **the millstones.** As the millstones wear down over time and become smooth, one must occasionally cut grooves into the stones so that they can grind properly. **Rav Yeḥiel said:** Cutting out **an eyehole** in the upper millstone, through which the grain can pass, so that it can be ground between the two millstones.


###### Moed Katan 10a:13
[Moed Katan 10a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:13)

מֵיתִיבִי: מַעֲמִידִין תַּנּוּר וְכִירַיִם בַּמּוֹעֵד, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יִגְמוֹר מְלַאכְתָּן, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: אַף יִגְמוֹר. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר מִשְּׁמוֹ: מַעֲמִידִין אֶת הַחֲדָשָׁה, וּמְכַבְּשִׁין אֶת הַיְּשָׁנָה. וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים: אֵין מְכַבְּשִׁין כׇּל עִיקָּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara **raises an objection** from a *baraita*: **One may set up an oven and a stove on** the intermediate days of **a Festival, provided that he does not** fully **complete the labor;** this is **the statement of Rabbi Eliezer. But the Rabbis say: He** may **even complete** the labor. **Rabbi Yehuda says in the name of** Rabbi Eliezer: **One may set up a new** millstone **and one may chisel an old** millstone. **And some say: One may not chisel** a millstone **at all.**


###### Moed Katan 10a:14
[Moed Katan 10a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:14)

בִּשְׁלָמָא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר מְכַבְּשִׁין מְנַקַּר רִיחְיָא — הַיְינוּ דְּמַשְׁכַּחַתְּ לַהּ בִּישָׁנָה, אֶלָּא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר בַּת עֵינָא יְשָׁנָה — בַּת עֵינָא לְמָה לַהּ? כְּגוֹן דְּקָא בָּעֵי לְאַרְווֹחֵי טְפֵי פּוּרְתָּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Granted, according to the one who said** that **chiseling** a millstone means **cutting** grooves into **the millstones, this is** how **you** can **find** this activity relevant **to an old** mill. **But according to the one who said** it means cutting out **an eyehole, why does an old** millstone **need an eyehole** to be cut out? It must have one already. The Gemara answers: This is referring to a case **where he wants to widen** the hole **a little more.**


###### Moed Katan 10a:15
[Moed Katan 10a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:15)

רַב הוּנָא שַׁמְעֵיהּ לְהָהוּא גַּבְרָא דְּקָא מְנַקַּר רִיחְיָא בְּחוּלָּא דְמוֹעֲדָא, אֲמַר: מַאן הַאי? אִיתַּחִיל גּוּפֵיהּ דְּקָא מַחֵיל חוּלָּא דְּמוֹעֲדָא. סָבַר לַהּ כְּיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates that **Rav Huna** once **heard a certain man cutting** grooves into **his millstone on the intermediate days of a Festival. He said: Who is this?** May **his body be desecrated, for he desecrates the intermediate days of a Festival.** The Gemara comments: Rav Huna **holds in accordance** with the statement cited as: **Some say,** that one is not permitted to roughen his millstones at all.


###### Moed Katan 10a:16
[Moed Katan 10a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/10a:16)

דָּרֵשׁ רַב חָמָא: נוֹקְרִין רֵיחַיִם בַּמּוֹעֵד. מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי מֵאִיר אָמַר: אֲפִילּוּ סוּס שֶׁרוֹכֵב עָלָיו וַחֲמוֹר שֶׁרוֹכֵב עָלָיו — מוּתָּר לִיטּוֹל צִפׇּרְנַיִם בְּחוּלּוֹ שֶׁל מוֹעֵד,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ḥama taught** as follows: **One may cut** grooves into **millstones on** the intermediate days of **a Festival. In the name of Rabbi Meir he said: Even** with regard to **the horse that** one **rides upon and the donkey that he rides upon, he is permitted to trim** their **hooves** on the intermediate days of a Festival so that they do not suffer when they walk.