Study Bava Metzia folio 103B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
the branches pruned from the vines and the poles. And the two of them, i.e., the landowner and the one cultivating the field, both supply the poles.
Talmud: It was taught in a baraita: In a location where those cultivating the land were accustomed to cut the produce, the one cultivating this field is not permitted to uproot it, and in a location where they were accustomed to uproot the produce, he is not permitted to cut it. And the two of them
The Talmud explains the baraita: In a location where those cultivating the land were accustomed to cut the produce, the one cultivating this field is not permitted to uproot the produce even if he wants to, because this one, i.e., the owner, who wants the produce cut, can say: I want my land to be f
The baraita teaches: And the two of them, i.e., the owner and the one cultivating the field, can each prevent the other from deviating from the custom. The Talmud asks: Why do I need this statement and what is its purpose? The Talmud answers that the baraita is saying what the reason is for its rul
The Mishnah teaches: If they were accustomed to plow the land after harvesting the produce, this cultivator must plow as well. The Talmud asks: Isn’t it obvious that he cannot deviate from the custom? The Talmud answers: No, it is necessary for the situation of a place where the custom is not to we