## Moed Katan Daf 11a

###### Moed Katan 11a:1
[Moed Katan 11a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:1)

לְיָרִיד שֶׁל גּוֹיִם, וְלוֹקְחִים בְּהֵמָה, עֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחוֹת, בָּתִּים, שָׂדוֹת וּכְרָמִים, וְכוֹתֵב וּמַעֲלֶה בָּעַרְכָּאוֹת שֶׁלָּהֶן, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא כְּמַצִּיל מִיָּדָן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**to a fair of** pagan **gentiles** held on a day they have designated for idol worship **and buy animals, slaves, maidservants, houses, fields, and vineyards** from them. **And he may write** the necessary deeds **and confirm** them **in their courts [*arkaot*]** by verifying the signatures on the documents to prevent the sellers from appealing and retracting the sale. Although this behavior might be construed as a display of respect for the gentiles and their idols, it is nevertheless permitted **because it is as if he were rescuing** his property **from their hands,** as he would not have another opportunity to acquire these items. This indicates that time-sensitive transactions are considered like cases where one might suffer financial loss, and are permitted.


###### Moed Katan 11a:2
[Moed Katan 11a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:2)

רַב שְׁרָא לְחִיָּיא בַּר אָשֵׁי לְמִיגְדַּל אוּהָרִי בְּחוּלָּא דְמוֹעֲדָא. מַאי טַעְמָא — מַעֲשֵׂה הֶדְיוֹט הוּא, אֲבָל אִיזְלֵי — אָסוּר. מַאי טַעְמָא — מַעֲשֵׂה אוּמָּן הוּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It was related that **Rav permitted Ḥiyya bar Ashi to weave** simple **traps [*oharei*] on the intermediate days of a Festival.** The Gemara explains: **What is the reason** for this? It is because **it is the work of a layman. However,** complex **nets [*izlei*] are prohibited. What is the reason? It is the work of a craftsman,** which is prohibited on the intermediate days of a Festival.


###### Moed Katan 11a:3
[Moed Katan 11a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:3)

רַב יְהוּדָה שְׁרָא לְאַמֵּי תַּנּוּרָאָה לְמִיגְדַּל תַּנּוּרֵי, וּלְרַבָּה בַּר עִשְׂבִּי לְמִיגְדַּל מַהוֹלָתָא. אִינִי? וְהָא תָּנֵי רַבָּה בַּר שְׁמוּאֵל: וְשָׁוִין שֶׁאֵין גּוֹדְלִין תַּנּוּר לְכַתְּחִילָּה! לָא קַשְׁיָא: כָּאן בִּימוֹת הַחַמָּה, כָּאן בִּימוֹת הַגְּשָׁמִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It was further related that **Rav Yehuda permitted Ami the oven maker to construct ovens** on the intermediate days of a Festival **and Rabba bar Ashabi to craft sieves.** The Gemara asks: **Is that** really **so? Didn’t Rabba bar Shmuel teach** the following *baraita*: **And they** all **agree that one may not construct a new oven** on the intermediate days of a Festival. The Gemara answers that this is **not difficult: Here,** where Rav Yehuda permitted constructing an oven, he was referring **to the summer,** i.e., when the weather is hot and dry, so the oven can dry out and already be fit for use on the Festival; **there,** where the *baraita* prohibits constructing an oven, it is referring to **the rainy season,** i.e., when the weather is such that the oven will not be ready for use on the Festival.


###### Moed Katan 11a:4
[Moed Katan 11a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:4)

**מַתְנִי׳** עוֹשִׂין מַעֲקֶה לַגַּג וְלַמִּרְפֶּסֶת מַעֲשֵׂה הֶדְיוֹט, אֲבָל לֹא מַעֲשֵׂה אוּמָּן. שָׁפִין אֶת הַסְּדָקִין וּמַעֲגִילִין אוֹתָן בַּמַּעֲגִילָה, בַּיָּד וּבָרֶגֶל אֲבָל לֹא בְּמַחְלָצַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **One may construct a railing for a roof or a balcony** if it is done in a nonprofessional manner, as **the work of a layman, but not** if it is done skillfully, as **the work of a craftsman. One may plaster the cracks** in an oven **and roll over them with a roller,** a wooden tool used to smooth out clay, **with a hand or a foot, but not with a presser,** a tool that is specially designed for this task.


###### Moed Katan 11a:5
[Moed Katan 11a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:5)

הַצִּיר וְהַצִּינּוֹר וְהַקּוֹרָה וְהַמַּנְעוּל וְהַמַּפְתֵּחַ שֶׁנִּשְׁבְּרוּ — מְתַקְּנָן בַּמּוֹעֵד, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יִתְכַּוֵּין לַעֲשׂוֹת מְלַאכְתּוֹ בַּמּוֹעֵד.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to **the hinge** of a door, **and the cylinder** of the hinge, **and the** cross **beam** that holds the door, **and a lock and a key that broke, one may fix them on** the intermediate days of **a Festival** as these items are essential for the Festival and their repair cannot be delayed. This is permitted, **provided that he does not intend** ahead of time **to do his labor on the Festival** and delay it until that time.


###### Moed Katan 11a:6
[Moed Katan 11a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:6)

וְכׇל כְּבָשִׁין שֶׁהוּא יָכוֹל לֶאֱכוֹל מֵהֶן בַּמּוֹעֵד כּוֹבְשָׁן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** with regard to **all preserved food from which one can eat on the Festival,** since they become ready to be eaten in a short amount of time, **he** may **preserve them** on the intermediate days of a Festival.


###### Moed Katan 11a:7
[Moed Katan 11a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:7)

**גְּמָ׳** הֵיכִי דָמֵי מַעֲשֵׂה הֶדְיוֹט? רַב יוֹסֵף אָמַר: בְּהוּצָא וְדַפְנָא. בְּמַתְנִיתָא תָּנָא: צָר בִּצְרוֹר וְאֵינוֹ טָח בְּטִיט.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances** in which a railing is considered **the work of a layman? Rav Yosef said:** When it is made **with palm branches and** the branches of **bay trees,** which do not create a permanent structure. **It was taught in a *baraita*** that **he fills in** the space **with stone but he does not plaster** the stones **with clay.**


###### Moed Katan 11a:8
[Moed Katan 11a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:8)

שָׁפִין אֶת הַסְּדָקִין וּמַעֲגִילִין אוֹתָן בַּמַּעֲגִילָה. הַשְׁתָּא בְּמַעֲגִילָה אָמְרַתְּ שְׁרֵי — בַּיָּד וּבָרֶגֶל מִיבַּעְיָא? הָכִי קָאָמַר: שָׁפִין אֶת הַסְּדָקִין וּמַעֲגִילִין אוֹתָן כְּעֵין מַעֲגִילָה, בַּיָּד וּבָרֶגֶל, אֲבָל לֹא בְּמַחְלָצַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It was taught in the mishna: **One may plaster the cracks** in an oven **and roll over them with a roller,** with a hand or a foot, but not with a presser. The Gemara asks: **Now** that **you said** that **it is permitted** to roll over the cracks **with a roller, is** it **necessary** to say that one may plaster the cracks **with a hand or a foot?** The Gemara answers that **this is what** the mishna **is saying: One may plaster the cracks** in an oven **and roll over them as if with a roller,** meaning **with a hand or a foot, but not with a presser,** which is a craftsman’s tool made especially for this.


###### Moed Katan 11a:9
[Moed Katan 11a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:9)

הַצִּיר וְהַצִּינּוֹר וְהַקּוֹרָה וְהַמַּנְעוּל וְהַמַּפְתֵּחַ שֶׁנִּשְׁבְּרוּ — מְתַקְּנָן בַּמּוֹעֵד. וּרְמִינְהִי: עַד יָמָיו הָיָה פַּטִּישׁ מַכֶּה בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם כּוּ׳. עַד יָמָיו — אִין, מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ — לָא!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It was taught in the mishna: With regard to **the hinge** of a door, **and the cylinder** of the hinge, **and the** cross **beam** that holds the door, **and a lock and a key that broke, one may fix them on** the intermediate days of **a Festival.** The Gemara **raises a contradiction** to this from a different mishna (*Ma’aser Sheni* 5:15): **Until the days** of Yoḥanan the High Priest, workmen’s **hammers would beat in Jerusalem** on the intermediate days of a Festival. One can deduce from this mishna that **until his days, yes,** the workmen’s hammers would beat, **but from then on, no,** because Yoḥanan the High Priest banned such work. This seems to contradict the mishna here that permits fixing certain items on the intermediate days of the Festival.


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

לָא קַשְׁיָא: כָּאן בִּדְנַפָּחֵי, כָּאן בִּדְנַגָּרֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **This** is **not difficult: There,** when it is prohibited, it is referring to the work of **smiths,** which generates a great deal of noise; **here,** where it is permitted, it is referring to the work **of carpenters,** which is much quieter.


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

מַתְקֵיף לַהּ רַב חִסְדָּא: יֹאמְרוּ, קָלָא רַבָּה — אֲסִיר, קָלָא זוּטְרָא — שְׁרֵי! אֶלָּא אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא, לָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא — בְּמַגָּלֵי, הָא — בַּחֲצִינֵי. רַב פָּפָּא אָמַר: כָּאן — קוֹדֶם גְּזֵירָה, כָּאן — לְאַחַר גְּזֵירָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ḥisda strongly objects to this:** If so, people **will say** that **a loud noise is prohibited,** but **a soft noise is permitted. Rather, Rav Ḥisda said** that the apparent contradiction is **not difficult** for a different reason: **This** mishna that permits labor is referring to **sickles,** as sickles emit no noise at all; whereas **that** mishna that prohibits labor is referring to **chisels. Rav Pappa said: Here** in the mishna it is referring to the period **before the decree** of Yoḥanan the High Priest; whereas **there** in the other mishna it is referring to the period **after the decree.**


###### Moed Katan 11a:12
[Moed Katan 11a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:12)

רַב אָשֵׁי אָמַר: הָא — רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, הָא — רַבִּי יוֹסֵי. דְּאָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק בַּר אַבְדִּימִי: מַאן תַּנָּא שִׁינּוּי בַּמּוֹעֵד בְּדָבָר הָאָבֵד — דְּלָא כְּרַבִּי יוֹסֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ashi said: That** mishna, which prohibits this labor, was taught in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda;** while **this** mishna was taught in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Yosei. As Rabbi Yitzḥak bar Avdimi said: Who is the *tanna*** who **taught** that all labor performed **on** the intermediate days of **a Festival** must be done **with a change,** i.e., in an altered manner, even **with** regard to **a matter that will be lost** if timely action is not taken? It is **not in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Yosei,** as Rabbi Yosei permits doing labor that will prevent financial loss even when it is done in the usual manner.


###### Moed Katan 11a:13
[Moed Katan 11a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:13)

אָמַר רָבִינָא: כְּמַאן מְדַלִּינַן הָאִידָּנָא קִבְּיוָתָא דְּדַשָּׁא בְּחוּלָּא דְמוֹעֲדָא, כְּמַאן — כְּרַבִּי יוֹסֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ravina said: In accordance with whose** opinion **do we now lift the lintel above the door** in order to drive in the nails that had loosened **on the intermediate days of a Festival** in the usual manner? **In accordance with whose** opinion is this done? It is done **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Yosei,** who permits labor that will prevent financial loss even when it is done in the usual manner.


###### Moed Katan 11a:14
[Moed Katan 11a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:14)

כְּבָשִׁין שֶׁהוּא יָכוֹל לֶאֱכוֹל בַּמּוֹעֵד — כּוֹבְשָׁן. בְּדִיתָא לְבַאי כְּווֹרֵי, אֲזוּל כּוּלֵּי עָלְמָא צוּד אַיְיתוֹ כְּווֹרֵי, שְׁרָא לְהוּ רָבָא לְמִימְלַח מִינַּיְיהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ It was taught in the mishna: With regard to all **preserved food from which he can eat on the Festival, he** may **preserve them** on the intermediate days of a Festival. The Gemara relates that the **Bedita** River once **overflowed,** depositing large quantities of **fish** in small water deposits on the river bank on the intermediate days of a Festival. **Everyone went and trapped and brought** home **fish,** and **Rava permitted them to salt** some **of** the fish.


###### Moed Katan 11a:15
[Moed Katan 11a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:15)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי, וְהָא תְּנַן: כְּבָשִׁין שֶׁהוּא יָכוֹל לֶאֱכוֹל מֵהֶן בַּמּוֹעֵד — כּוֹבְשָׁן! אֲמַר לֵיהּ: כֵּיוָן דְּמֵעִיקָּרָא אַדַּעְתָּא דַאֲכִילָה אַיְיתִינְהוּ, וְאִי שָׁבֵיק לְהוּ פָּסְדִי, כִּפְרַקְמַטְיָא הָאָבֵד דָּמֵי, וּשְׁרֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said to him: Didn’t we learn** in the mishna: With regard to **all preserved food from which he can eat on the Festival, he** may **preserve them** on the intermediate days of a Festival? In this case it was impossible to eat that much fish on the Festival, and therefore preserving them should have been prohibited. Rava **said to him: Since they initially brought** these fish **with the intention of eating** them on the Festival, and it only became clear afterward that they had brought too many, **and if one would leave them** without salting them **they would be ruined, they are** treated **like merchandise that will be lost, and** therefore preserving them **is permitted.**


###### Moed Katan 11a:16
[Moed Katan 11a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:16)

וְאִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי, שְׁרָא לְהוּ רָבָא מֵיצָד מֵיזָל אַיְיתוֹיֵי וּמִימְלָח. אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי: וְהָא אֲנַן, כְּבָשִׁין שֶׁהוּא יָכוֹל לֶאֱכוֹל מֵהֶן כּוֹבְשָׁן תְּנַן!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And some say** that it did not happen in this manner, rather, **Rava permitted them to trap** the fish, **to bring them** home, **and to salt** them. **Abaye said to him: Didn’t we learn** in the mishna: With regard to **all preserved food from which he can eat on the Festival, he** may **preserve them** on the intermediate days of a Festival? These fish were heavily salted and consequently could not be eaten until they thoroughly dried out.


###### Moed Katan 11a:17
[Moed Katan 11a:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:17)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ: הָנֵי נָמֵי מִיתְאַכְלִי אַגַּב אִיצָצָא. כִּי הָא דִּשְׁמוּאֵל עֲבַדוּ לֵיהּ שִׁיתִּין אִיצָצֵי וַאֲכַל. רָבָא אִיקְּלַע לְבֵי רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא, עָבְדִי לֵיהּ שִׁיתִּין אִיצָצֵי וַאֲכַל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rava **said to him: These** fish that were just salted **can also be eaten** now, **by pressing** out the salt and brine, and therefore, they too are fit to be eaten on the Festival, **as in that** case **of Shmuel,** where **they prepared** recently salted fish **for him by pressing** it **sixty times and he ate** the fish. The Gemara relates that **Rava happened** to come **to the house of the Exilarch** and **they prepared** freshly salted fish **for him by pressing** it **sixty times, and he ate** it.


###### Moed Katan 11a:18
[Moed Katan 11a:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:18)

רַב אִיקְּלַע לְבֵי רַב שַׁפִּיר, אַיְיתוֹ לְקַמַּיְיהוּ הָהוּא כְּווֹרָא תִּילְתָּא בִּישּׁוּלָא תִּילְתָּא מִילְחָא וְתִילְתָּא טַוְויָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Apropos eating fish in various ways, the Gemara relates that **Rav** once **happened** to come **to the house of Rav Shapir,** and **they brought before him a certain fish,** of which **one- third** was **cooked, one-third** was **salted** and made edible via pressing, and **one-third** was **broiled.**


###### Moed Katan 11a:19
[Moed Katan 11a:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/11a:19)

אָמַר רַב: אֲמַר לִי אַדָּא צַיָּידָא, כְּווֹרָא סָמוּךְ לְמִיסְרְחֵיהּ מְעַלֵּי. וְאָמַר רַב, אֲמַר לִי אַדָּא צַיָּידָא: כְּווֹרָא, טַוְויָיא בַּאֲחוּהּ, אַסּוֹקֵיהּ בַּאֲבוּהּ, מֵיכְלֵי[הּ] בִּבְרֵיהּ, מִשְׁתֵּי עֲלֵיהּ אֲבוּהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav said: Adda the fisherman told me** that **a fish** that has sat for some time and is **close to spoiling is** at its **best. And Rav** also **said: Adda the fisherman told me:** With regard to **a fish, broil it with its brother,** i.e., with salt, which, like fish, also comes from the sea; **place it in its father,** i.e., in water; and **eat it with its son,** i.e., with fish brine which comes from it; **and drink after it its father,** i.e., water.


###### Moed Katan 11a:20
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וְאָמַר רַב, אֲמַר לִי אַדָּא צַיָּידָא: כְּווֹרָא, תַּחְלֵי, וַחֲלָבָא — לִיטְעוֹן גּוּפָא וְלָא לִיטְעוֹן פּוּרְיָא. וְאָמַר רַב, אֲמַר לִי אַדָּא צַיָּידָא: כְּווֹרָא, תַּחְלֵי, וַחֲלָבָא — מַיָּא וְלָא שִׁיכְרָא, שִׁיכְרָא וְלָא חַמְרָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** in addition **Rav said: Adda the fisherman told me:** After eating **fish, cress, and milk, let the body carry them and let not the bed carry them,** i.e., it is advisable to go for a walk after eating them, rather than immediately going to sleep. **And Rav said: Adda the fisherman told me:** After eating **fish, cress, and milk,** it is better to drink **water and not beer,** and if he has no water, he should drink **beer and not wine,** in order to avoid harming his body.


###### Moed Katan 11a:21
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**הֲדַרַן עֲלָךְ מַשְׁקִין בֵּית הַשְּׁלָחִין**