## Pesachim Daf 107b

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

וְאָתֵי לְאִימְּנוֹעֵי מִלְּמִיעְבַּד פִּסְחָא. אוֹ דִילְמָא, סָמוּךְ לְמִנְחָה קְטַנָּה תְּנַן — וּמִשּׁוּם מַצָּה, דִּילְמָא אָתֵי לְמֵיכְלַהּ לְמַצָּה אֲכִילָה גַּסָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**and he will end up refraining from performing the Paschal lamb? Or perhaps we learned** this *halakha* in the mishna as pertaining to the time **adjacent to the lesser *minḥa*, and** the reason for the prohibition is **due to *matza*.** If one eats shortly before nightfall, **perhaps he will come to eat the *matza*** as an act of **excessive eating,** when one forces himself to eat despite the fact that he has no desire to do so.


###### Pesachim 107b:2
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אָמַר רָבִינָא, תָּא שְׁמַע: אֲפִילּוּ אַגְרִיפַּס הַמֶּלֶךְ שֶׁהוּא רָגִיל לֶאֱכוֹל בְּתֵשַׁע שָׁעוֹת — אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם לֹא יֹאכַל עַד שֶׁתֶּחְשַׁךְ. אִי אָמְרַתְּ בִּשְׁלָמָא סָמוּךְ לְמִנְחָה קְטַנָּה תְּנַן, הַיְינוּ רְבוּתֵיהּ דְּאַגְרִיפַּס.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ravina said: Come** and **hear** a solution from a *baraita*: **Even King Agrippa, who regularly eats** every day **at nine hours,** i.e., three hours before sunset, **on that day** of Passover eve, **he** may **not eat until dark.** Ravina infers from this *baraita*: **Granted, if you say** that **we learned** in the mishna that it is prohibited to eat **adjacent to the lesser *minḥa*, this is** why his actions are accounted to **the greatness of Agrippa,** as he refrained from eating despite the fact that the prohibition had not yet gone into effect.


###### Pesachim 107b:3
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אֶלָּא אִי אָמְרַתְּ סָמוּךְ לְמִנְחָה גְּדוֹלָה תְּנַן, מַאי רְבוּתֵיהּ דְּאַגְרִיפַּס? חָל אִיסּוּר עֲלֵיהּ מֵעִיקָּרָא! אֶלָּא סָמוּךְ לְמִנְחָה קְטַנָּה תְּנַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**However, if you say** that **we learned** in the mishna that one may not eat **adjacent to the greater *minḥa*, what is the greatness of Agrippa?** The **prohibition** against eating had already **taken effect at the outset,** right after midday. **Rather,** it must be that **we learned** in the mishna that it is prohibited to eat **adjacent to the lesser *minḥa*,** and Agrippa was praised for changing his regular routine, despite the fact that he was not obligated to do so.


###### Pesachim 107b:4
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סוֹף סוֹף מַאי רְבוּתֵיהּ דְּאַגְרִיפַּס, הָא מָטְיָא לֵיהּ זְמַן אִיסּוּרָא! מַהוּ דְּתֵימָא תֵּשַׁע שָׁעוֹת לְאַגְרִיפַּס כְּאַרְבַּע שָׁעוֹת דִּידַן דָּמֵי, קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
However, the question still remains: **Ultimately, what is the greatness of Agrippa? The time of the prohibition had arrived.** Although the ninth hour begins shortly before the prohibition goes into effect, Agrippa’s meal would presumably extend into the time when it is prohibited to eat, and therefore it was indeed prohibited for him to start his meal at the regular time. The Gemara answers: Since Agrippa was accustomed to eating in the afternoon, it might have been thought that he should be permitted to eat at this hour on Passover eve as well. **Lest you say** that since Agrippa would not eat during the morning like most people, **nine hours for Agrippa is considered like four hours for us,** the *baraita* therefore **teaches us** that we do not distinguish between Agrippa and anyone else in this regard.


###### Pesachim 107b:5
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אָמַר רַבִּי (יוֹסֵי): אֲבָל מְטַבֵּיל הוּא בְּמִינֵי תַּרְגִּימָא. רַבִּי יִצְחָק מְטַבֵּיל בְּיַרְקֵי. תַּנְיָא נָמֵי הָכִי: הַשַּׁמָּשׁ מְטַבֵּיל בִּבְנֵי מֵעַיִין וְנוֹתְנָן לִפְנֵי הָאוֹרְחִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yosei said:** It is prohibited to eat a proper meal from *minḥa* time onward; **however, one** may **dip** and eat **types of refreshments,** e.g., fruit or meat that do not constitute a full meal and will not fill one’s stomach. The Gemara relates that **Rabbi Yitzḥak** would **dip** and eat **vegetables. That** opinion, that it is permitted to snack after *minḥa* time on Passover eve, **was also taught** in a *baraita*: During the afternoon of Passover eve, **the waiter** may **dip in the intestines** of the animals that had been slaughtered in preparation for the Festival meals **and place them before the guests** who had registered for the Paschal lamb. This was done to whet their appetites, so they would eat the Paschal lamb and *matza* that evening with greater relish.


###### Pesachim 107b:6
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וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין רְאָיָה לַדָּבָר, זֵכֶר לַדָּבָר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״נִירוּ לָכֶם נִיר וְאַל תִּזְרְעוּ אֶל קוֹצִים״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **And although there is no** absolute **proof for** this **matter,** there **is an allusion to** this **matter,** as **it is stated: “Break up for yourselves a fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns”** (Jeremiah 4:3). This verse teaches that one must undertake preparations to achieve positive results. Similarly, one should eat a small amount in the afternoon to enable him to consume more in the evening.


###### Pesachim 107b:7
[Pesachim 107b:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/107b:7)

רָבָא הֲוָה שָׁתֵי חַמְרָא כּוּלֵּי מַעֲלֵי יוֹמָא דְפִיסְחָא, כִּי הֵיכִי דְּנִיגְרְרֵיהּ לְלִיבֵּיהּ דְּנֵיכוֹל מַצָּה טְפֵי לְאוּרְתָּא. אָמַר רָבָא: מְנָא אָמֵינָא לַהּ דְּחַמְרָא מִיגְרָר גָּרֵיר, דִּתְנַן:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates that **Rava would drink wine the entire day of Passover eve, so** as to **whet his appetite** to enable him **to eat more *matza* at night. Rava said: From where do I say it, that wine whets** the appetite? **As we learned** in a mishna: