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It is a decree lest one climb the tree and pick the fruit, as this would constitute the prohibited labor of harvesting. If so, the prohibition against eating fruit is itself due to a decree. And will we arise and issue a decree to prevent violation of another decree? Rav Yosef responded: That is no
R' Yitzḥak said a different reason: An egg that was laid on a Festival is prohibited as a decree due to liquids that seeped from the fruit (Eiruvin 39b), which is prohibited on that day. The legal status of an egg that was laid on a Festival is like that of liquids that seeped from a fruit on a Fest
Abaye said to him: With regard to liquid that seeped from fruit, what is the reason that the rabbis prohibited it? It is a decree lest one purposely squeeze the fruit, and thereby perform the prohibited labor of threshing. However, the prohibition against consuming this juice is itself a rabbinic d
As various explanations have been offered for this Mishnah, the Talmud seeks to clarify why each Sage was dissatisfied with the other explanations and suggested an alternative. The Talmud says: All of them, Rabba, Rav Yosef, and R' Yitzḥak, did not state their explanations in accordance with the op
However, the following question arises: Since Rav Yosef provides an explanation that is similar to that of R' Yitzḥak, what is the reason that he did not state his explanation in accordance with the opinion of R' Yitzḥak? The Talmud answers that Rav Yosef could have said to you: An egg is food, an