## Pesachim Daf 99b

###### Pesachim 99b:1
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מַתְנִי׳ **עֶרֶב פְּסָחִים** סָמוּךְ לַמִּנְחָה לֹא יֹאכַל אָדָם עַד שֶׁתֶּחְשַׁךְ. אֲפִילּוּ עָנִי שֶׁבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יֹאכַל עַד שֶׁיָּסֵב, וְלֹא יִפְחֲתוּ לוֹ מֵאַרְבַּע כּוֹסוֹת שֶׁל יַיִן וַאֲפִילּוּ מִן הַתַּמְחוּי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** On **the eve of Passover, adjacent to *minḥa*** time, **a person** may **not eat until dark,** so that he will be able to eat *matza* that night with a hearty appetite. **Even the poorest of Jews** should **not eat** the meal on Passover night **until he reclines** on his left side, as free and wealthy people recline when they eat. **And** the distributors of charity should **not give** a poor person **less than four cups of wine** for the Festival meal of Passover night. **And** this *halakha* applies **even** if the poor person is one of the poorest members of society and receives his food **from the charity plate.**


###### Pesachim 99b:2
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**גְּמָ׳** מַאי אִירְיָא עַרְבֵי פְסָחִים? אֲפִילּוּ עַרְבֵי שַׁבָּתוֹת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים נָמֵי. דְּתַנְיָא: לֹא יֹאכַל אָדָם בְּעַרְבֵי שַׁבָּתוֹת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים מִן הַמִּנְחָה וּלְמַעְלָה כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּכָּנֵס לַשַּׁבָּת כְּשֶׁהוּא תַּאֲוָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: אוֹכֵל וְהוֹלֵךְ עַד שֶׁתֶּחְשַׁךְ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The Gemara expresses surprise at the mishna’s statement that one may not eat on Passover eve from the time that is adjacent to *minḥa*. **Why discuss** this *halakha* **particularly** with regard to the **eves of Passover? Even** on the **eves of Shabbat and** other **Festivals it is also** prohibited to eat in the late afternoon, **as it was taught** in a *baraita*: **A person** should **not eat on the eves of Shabbat and Festivals from *minḥa*** time **onward, so that he will enter Shabbat when he** has **a desire** to eat and he will enjoy the Shabbat meal; this is **the statement of Rabbi Yehuda. Rabbi Yosei says: One** may **continue eating until dark.**


###### Pesachim 99b:3
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אָמַר רַב הוּנָא: לָא צְרִיכָא אֶלָּא לְרַבִּי יוֹסֵי, דְּאָמַר: אוֹכֵל וְהוֹלֵךְ עַד שֶׁתֶּחְשַׁךְ — הָנֵי מִילֵּי בְּעַרְבֵי שַׁבָּתוֹת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים, אֲבָל בְּעֶרֶב הַפֶּסַח, מִשּׁוּם חִיּוּבָא דְמַצָּה מוֹדֶה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Huna said:** The mishna **was necessary only according to** the opinion of **Rabbi Yosei, who said** that **one** may **continue eating until dark.** According to his opinion, the mishna is necessary to emphasize that **this applies** only **on the eves of Shabbat and Festivals. But on the eve of Passover, due to the obligation to** eat ***matza*,** Rabbi Yosei **concedes** that one must refrain from eating in the afternoon, so that he will eat *matza* with a good appetite.


###### Pesachim 99b:4
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רַב פָּפָּא אָמַר: אֲפִילּוּ תֵּימָא רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, הָתָם בְּעַרְבֵי שַׁבָּתוֹת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים מִן הַמִּנְחָה וּלְמַעְלָה הוּא דַּאֲסִיר, סָמוּךְ לַמִּנְחָה שְׁרֵי. אֲבָל בְּעֶרֶב הַפֶּסַח, אֲפִילּוּ סָמוּךְ לַמִּנְחָה נָמֵי אָסוּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Pappa said: Even** if **you say** that the mishna is in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda,** there is still a difference between the eves of Shabbat and other Festivals, as compared with the eve of Passover. **There, on the eves of Shabbat and** other **Festivals,** it is only **from *minḥa*** time **onward that it is prohibited** to eat, but **adjacent to *minḥa*** time **it is permitted. However, on the eve of Passover, even adjacent to *minḥa*** time, **it is also prohibited** to eat. For this reason, the mishna is referring specifically to the eve of Passover.


###### Pesachim 99b:5
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וּבָעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת סָמוּךְ לַמִּנְחָה שְׁרֵי? וְהָתַנְיָא: לֹא יֹאכַל אָדָם בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים מִתֵּשַׁע שָׁעוֹת וּלְמַעְלָה, כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּכָּנֵס לַשַּׁבָּת כְּשֶׁהוּא תַּאֲוָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: אוֹכֵל וְהוֹלֵךְ עַד שֶׁתֶּחְשַׁךְ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And on the eve of Shabbat adjacent to *minḥa*** time, is it **permitted** to eat? **But wasn’t** the following **taught** in a *baraita*? **A person** may **not eat on the eve of Shabbat and Festivals from nine hours onward, so that he will enter Shabbat when he is** filled with the **desire** to eat; this is **the statement of Rabbi Yehuda. Rabbi Yosei says: One** may **continue eating until dark.** According to the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda, even on Shabbat eve one may not eat from before the time of the lesser *minḥa*, which is at nine and a half hours of the day.


###### Pesachim 99b:6
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אָמַר מָר זוּטְרָא: מַאן לֵימָא לַן דִּמְתָרַצְתָּא הִיא?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Mar Zutra said: Who will say to us that** this version of the *baraita* **is accurate?**