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beit se’a for their sake. How much is that area in cubits? It is 2,500 square cubits. And how much area is that for each of the trees? It is 833⅓. Still, Ulla's amount is greater than this. The Talmud answers: Ulla was not precise in this matter.
The Talmud asks: One can say that we say that a Sage was not precise in his measurements when his ruling leads to a stringency; but do we say that he was not precise if his measurements lead to a leniency? According to the previous explanation, Ulla exempts the owner of a tree from first fruits ev
The Talmud answers: Do you maintain that we say the roots extend that far in a square, i.e., one measures 16 cubits to each side of the tree? Not so; we say this with regard to a circle, that is, the roots extend in a circle surrounding the tree, as the area of a circle is smaller than that of the
The Talmud asks: Now, by how much is the area of a square greater than the area of a circle with a diameter the length of the side of that square? It is greater by 1/4th of the area of the circle. If so, 768 square cubits, 3/4ths of 1,024, remain for each tree, but there still remains ½ cubit more
The Talmud cites a proof against the opinion of Ulla. Come and hear the following Mishnah (Bikkurim 1:11): One who buys a tree and its land brings first fruits and recites the requisite Torah verses (Deuteronomy 26:5–11) over them. What, is it not referring to a case where one buys any amount of lan