## Pesachim Daf 6a

###### Pesachim 6a:1
[Pesachim 6a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/6a:1)

הַיְינוּ דְּאִיצְטְרִיךְ ״לֹא יִמָּצֵא״. אֶלָּא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר כְּמָמוֹן דָּמֵי — ״לֹא יִמָּצֵא״ לְמָה לִי? אִיצְטְרִיךְ, סָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ אָמֵינָא: הוֹאִיל וְכִי אִיתֵיהּ הָדַר בְּעֵינֵיהּ — לָאו בִּרְשׁוּתֵיהּ קָאֵי, קָמַשְׁמַע לַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**That is** the reason **that** it is **necessary** for the Torah to write: **It shall not be found,** to indicate that there is a *halakha* unique to leaven. In this case, it is considered as though it were in his possession. **However, according to the one who said:** The legal status of an object that effects monetary loss **is like** that of **money, why do I** need the phrase: **It shall not be found?** Obviously, the leaven is prohibited, as it is considered his property. The Gemara answers: It is nonetheless **necessary,** as **it could enter your mind to say: Since when** the leaven **is intact it returns** to the gentile **in its pure,** unadulterated form, it retroactively did **not stand in** the Jew’s **possession** and the Jew did not violate the prohibition against having leaven found on his property. Therefore, the verse **teaches us** that it is considered as though the leaven belonged to the Jew.


###### Pesachim 6a:2
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בְּעוֹ מִינֵּיהּ מֵרָבָא: בֶּהֱמַת אַרְנוֹנָא חַיֶּיבֶת בִּבְכוֹרָה, אוֹ אֵין חַיֶּיבֶת בִּבְכוֹרָה? כֹּל הֵיכָא דְּמָצֵי מְסַלֵּק לֵיהּ בְּזוּזֵי — לָא קָא מִיבַּעְיָא לַן דְּחַיָּיב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**They raised a dilemma before Rava:** Is the owner of **an animal** born into a herd from which **the royal tax [*arnona*]** is collected **obligated in** the mitzva to give **the firstborn** animal to a priest, as the animal still belongs to a Jew? **Or** perhaps he is **not obligated** to give **the firstborn** animal to the priest, as the obligation does not take effect on an animal partly owned by a gentile. The Gemara elaborates on the parameters of raising the dilemma: In **any** case **where** the Jew **could dismiss** the gentile tax collector **with money** in lieu of the animals, **we do not raise the dilemma, as** he is clearly **obligated** in the mitzva of the firstborn. The authorities own no part of the animal; the Jew merely owes them a monetary debt. Therefore, the animal is the property of the Jew exclusively.


###### Pesachim 6a:3
[Pesachim 6a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/6a:3)

כִּי קָא מִיבַּעְיָא לַן — הֵיכָא דְּלָא מָצֵי מְסַלֵּק לֵיהּ בְּזוּזֵי, מַאי? אֲמַר לְהוּ: פְּטוּרָה. וְהָתַנְיָא: חַיֶּיבֶת! הָתָם דְּמָצֵי מְסַלֵּק לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The situation **when we** do **raise the dilemma** is specifically **where** the Jew **cannot dismiss** the gentile tax collector **with money. What** is the *halakha* is this case? **He said to them:** The owner is **exempt** from the mitzva of the firstborn. The Sages raised a difficulty: **But wasn’t it taught** in a *baraita* that he is **obligated** in the mitzva of the firstborn? He replied: **There** it is speaking of a case **where** the Jew **could dismiss** the gentile tax collector with money.


###### Pesachim 6a:4
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אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי, אָמַר רָבָא: בֶּהֱמַת אַרְנוֹנָא פְּטוּרָה מִן הַבְּכוֹרָה, וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּמָצֵי מְסַלֵּק לֵיהּ. עִיסַּת אַרְנוֹנָא חַיֶּיבֶת בְּחַלָּה, וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּלָא מָצֵי מְסַלֵּק לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Some say** that **Rava said:** The owner of **an animal** born into a herd from which **the royal tax** is collected **is exempt from** the mitzva of **a firstborn, even though** the Jew **could dismiss** the gentile tax collector with money. However, the owner of **dough** from which **the royal tax** is collected **is obligated in *ḥalla*,** despite the fact that the owner of dough partially owned by a gentile is generally not obligated. This is the *halakha* **even though** the Jew **cannot dismiss** the gentile tax collector by paying him the value of the dough.


###### Pesachim 6a:5
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מַאי טַעְמָא: בְּהֵמָה אִית לַהּ קָלָא, עִיסָּה לֵית לַהּ קָלָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains: **What is the reason** for the difference between the *halakha* of a firstborn animal and the *halakha* of *ḥalla*? **An animal** generates **publicity;** as everyone knows that this Jew’s animal was confiscated by the authorities, no one will suspect him of intentionally refraining from fulfilling the mitzva. In contrast, **dough** does **not** generate **publicity.** Since not everyone knows that the dough is partially owned by a gentile, those who see a Jew failing to separate *ḥalla* will suspect him of neglecting the mitzva.


###### Pesachim 6a:6
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: גּוֹי שֶׁנִּכְנַס לַחֲצֵירוֹ שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְצֵיקוֹ בְּיָדוֹ — אֵין זָקוּק לְבַעֵר. הִפְקִידוֹ אֶצְלוֹ — זָקוּק לְבַעֵר. יִחֵד לוֹ בַּיִת — אֵין זָקוּק לְבַעֵר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״לֹא יִמָּצֵא״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: With regard to **a gentile who enters the courtyard of a Jew with his dough in his hand,** the Jew **need not remove** the leaven by evicting the gentile from his property. However, if the gentile **deposited** the leaven **with him,** and the Jew accepted responsibility, **he must remove** it. If **he designated** a room in his **house for** the gentile to place his leavened food, **he need not remove** it, **as it is stated: “It shall not be found”** (Exodus 12:19).


###### Pesachim 6a:7
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מַאי קָאָמַר? אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: אַרֵישָׁא קָאֵי, וְהָכִי קָאָמַר: הִפְקִידוֹ אֶצְלוֹ — זָקוּק לְבַעֵר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״לֹא יִמָּצֵא״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What is** the *tanna* of the *baraita* **saying?** How does the verse: It shall not be found, prove this *halakha*? **Rav Pappa said:** The verse cited **is referring to the first clause** of the *baraita*, **and this is** what the *tanna* **is saying:** If the gentile **deposited** the leavened dough **with** the Jew, **he,** i.e., the Jew, **must remove** the dough from his property, **as it is stated: It shall not be found.**


###### Pesachim 6a:8
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רַב אָשֵׁי אָמַר: לְעוֹלָם אַסֵּיפָא קָאֵי, וְהָכִי קָאָמַר: יִחֵד לוֹ בַּיִת — אֵין זָקוּק לְבַעֵר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְּבָתֵּיכֶם״, וְהָא לָאו דִּידֵיהּ הוּא, דְּגוֹי כִּי קָא מְעַיֵּיל — לְבֵיתָא דְנַפְשֵׁיהּ קָא מְעַיֵּיל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ashi said: Actually**, the verse cited **is referring to the last clause** of the *baraita*, **and this is** what the *tanna* **is saying:** If **he designated** a room in his **house for** the gentile to place the leavened dough, **he need not remove it, as it is stated: It shall not be found in your houses, and that** house **is not his; since when the gentile brings** the dough **into** the house, **he brings** it **into his** own **house,** as the space was designated for his use.


###### Pesachim 6a:9
[Pesachim 6a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/6a:9)

לְמֵימְרָא דִּשְׂכִירוּת קָנְיָא?! וְהָתְנַן: אַף בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁאָמְרוּ לְהַשְׂכִּיר — לֹא לְבֵית דִּירָה אָמְרוּ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמַּכְנִיסִין לְתוֹכוֹ עֲבוֹדַת גִּלּוּלִים. וְאִי סָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ דִּשְׂכִירוּת קָנְיָא, כִּי קָא מְעַיֵּיל — לְבֵיתֵיהּ דְּנַפְשֵׁיהּ קָא מְעַיֵּיל?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Is that to say that rental** denotes that the renter **acquires** the rented space as he would a full-fledged acquisition with regard to responsibility for that space? **But didn’t we learn** in a mishna: **Even in a place** with regard to **which they said** it is permitted for a Jew **to rent** houses to gentiles, e.g., in Syria, **they did not say** that one may rent it **for** use as **a residence, because** the gentiles will **bring idolatry into it. And if it enters your mind** to say **that rental** denotes that the renter **acquires** the rented space as he would a full-fledged acquisition, **when** the gentile **brings** the idols **into** the house **he brings them into his own house.** Why, then, is it prohibited for the owner to rent it to a gentile?


###### Pesachim 6a:10
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שָׁאנֵי הָכָא, דְּאַפְּקֵיהּ רַחֲמָנָא בִּלְשׁוֹן ״לֹא יִמָּצֵא״ — מִי שֶׁמָּצוּי בְּיָדְךָ, יָצָא זֶה שֶׁאֵינוֹ מָצוּי בְּיָדְךָ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: It is **different here** with regard to leaven, **as the Merciful One expresses it** using **the language: It shall not be found,** meaning, **that which is found in your possession** is prohibited, **excluding this** leaven, **which is not found in your possession.** However, with regard to other prohibitions, one who rents a place to others remains somewhat responsible for his property, despite the fact that he does not live there.


###### Pesachim 6a:11
[Pesachim 6a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/6a:11)

אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב: הַמּוֹצֵא חָמֵץ בְּבֵיתוֹ בְּיוֹם טוֹב — כּוֹפֶה עָלָיו אֶת הַכְּלִי. אָמַר רָבָא: אִם שֶׁל הֶקְדֵּשׁ הוּא — אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ. מַאי טַעְמָא — מִיבְדָּל בְּדִילִי מִינֵּיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yehuda said** that **Rav said: One who finds leavened bread in his house on the Festival,** i.e., the first day of Passover, **covers it with a vessel** and burns it at the conclusion of the Festival day. **Rava said: If** that leaven **is consecrated, he need not** cover it. **What is the reason** for this difference? The reason is that people **distance** themselves **from** consecrated food in any case, due to the severity of the prohibition against misuse of consecrated property. Therefore, there is no concern that he will eat it.


###### Pesachim 6a:12
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וְאָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב: חֲמֵצוֹ שֶׁל גּוֹי, עוֹשֶׂה לוֹ מְחִיצָה עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים מִשּׁוּם הֶיכֵּר. וְאִם שֶׁל הֶקְדֵּשׁ הוּא — אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ. מַאי טַעְמָא? מִיבְדָּל בְּדִילִי אִינָשֵׁי מִינֵּיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Rav Yehuda said** that **Rav said:** If **leavened bread belonging to a gentile** is in a Jew’s house, he, i.e., the Jew, should **erect a barrier ten handbreadths** high around **it** on the fourteenth of Nisan, **as a conspicuous marker,** so that he will not mistakenly eat it. **And if** the leaven **is consecrated, he need not** do so. **What is the reason** for this *halakha*? Since **people distance** themselves **from** consecrated food, they will not mistakenly eat it.


###### Pesachim 6a:13
[Pesachim 6a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/6a:13)

וְאָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב: הַמְפָרֵשׁ, וְהַיּוֹצֵא בִּשְׁיָירָא, קוֹדֶם שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם — אֵין זָקוּק לְבַעֵר, תּוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם — זָקוּק לְבַעֵר. אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: הָא דְּאָמְרַתְּ תּוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם — זָקוּק לְבַעֵר, לָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא שֶׁדַּעְתּוֹ לַחֲזוֹר, אֲבָל אֵין דַּעְתּוֹ לַחֲזוֹר — אֵין זָקוּק לְבַעֵר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Rav Yehuda said** that **Rav said:** With regard to **one who sets sail, or one who departs in a caravan** traveling to a distant place; if he did so **before** it was **thirty days** prior to Passover, he **need not remove** the leaven from his possession. If he departs **within thirty days** of the Festival, **he must remove** the leaven. **Abaye said: That** which **you said,** that **within thirty days one must remove** the leaven, **we only said** this in a case **where his intention is to return** home adjacent to Passover (Ran). **However,** in a case **where it is not his intention to return** before Passover, **he need not remove** the leaven.


###### Pesachim 6a:14
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אֲמַר לֵיהּ רָבָא: וְאִי דַּעְתּוֹ לַחֲזוֹר, אֲפִילּוּ מֵרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה נָמֵי! אֶלָּא אָמַר רָבָא: הָא דְּאָמְרַתְּ קוֹדֶם שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם אֵין זָקוּק לְבַעֵר, לָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא שֶׁאֵין דַּעְתּוֹ לַחֲזוֹר, אֲבָל דַּעְתּוֹ לַחֲזוֹר — אֲפִילּוּ מֵרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה זָקוּק לְבַעֵר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava said to him: But if he intends to return** home shortly before the Festival, **even** if he was gone **from Rosh HaShana,** shouldn’t he remove the leaven, as failure to do so will lead to his arriving home and discovering leaven in his house just before the Festival? **Rather, Rava said:** According to **that** which **you said,** i.e., that if he leaves **before** it was **thirty days** prior to Passover **he need not remove** the leaven, **we said** this *halakha* **only if he does not intend to return** before Passover. **However,** if **he intends to return, even** if he was gone **from Rosh HaShana, he must remove** the leaven.


###### Pesachim 6a:15
[Pesachim 6a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/6a:15)

וְאַזְדָּא רָבָא לְטַעְמֵיהּ. דְּאָמַר רָבָא: הָעוֹשֶׂה בֵּיתוֹ אוֹצָר, קוֹדֶם שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם — אֵין זָקוּק לְבַעֵר. תּוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם — זָקוּק לְבַעֵר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Rava followed his** line of **reasoning** stated elsewhere, as Rava maintains that one must remove all leaven from his possession within thirty days of Passover, even if he will not be there on the Festival itself. **As Rava said:** With regard to **one who turns his house into a storehouse,** and there is leaven beneath the stored grain, if he does so **before** it was **thirty days** prior to Passover, **he need not remove** the leaven. Since the leaven is concealed, it is considered removed after the fact. If it is **within thirty days, he must remove** the leaven, as it is not considered removed *ab initio*.


###### Pesachim 6a:16
[Pesachim 6a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/6a:16)

וְקוֹדֶם שְׁלֹשִׁים נָמֵי, לָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא שֶׁאֵין דַּעְתּוֹ לְפַנּוֹתוֹ, אֲבָל דַּעְתּוֹ לְפַנּוֹתוֹ — אֲפִילּוּ קוֹדֶם שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם נָמֵי זָקוּק לְבַעֵר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** even if this occurred **before** it was **thirty days** prior to Passover, **we only said** that he is not obligated to remove the leaven if **it is not his intention to clear away** the stored grain before Passover. **However,** if **his intention is to clear away** the grain before Passover, **he must remove** the leaven **even before** it was **thirty days** prior to Passover, as perhaps he will not have time to remove the leaven before the Festival.


###### Pesachim 6a:17
[Pesachim 6a:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/6a:17)

הָנֵי שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם, מַאי עֲבִידְתַּיְיהוּ? כִּדְתַנְיָא: שׁוֹאֲלִין וְדוֹרְשִׁין בְּהִלְכוֹת הַפֶּסַח קוֹדֶם הַפֶּסַח שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: שְׁתֵּי שַׁבָּתוֹת. מַאי טַעְמָא דְּתַנָּא קַמָּא —

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What is the purpose of this** period of **thirty days** that renders it significant? The Gemara answers: **As it was taught** in a *baraita*: **One asks** about **and teaches the *halakhot* of Passover thirty days before Passover. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says:** One begins studying those *halakhot* **two weeks** before the Festival. The Gemara asks: **What is the reason for the** opinion of the **first *tanna*,** that one begins studying the *halakhot* of Passover thirty days before the Festival?