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The Talmud asks further: And how do the Rabbis respond to R' Ilai’s claim? The Talmud answers: The Rabbis do not accept that the conjunction “and” goes back and combines the two matters together, as, if that were so, let God write neither “and” nor “the first.”
The Talmud asks: And how does R' Ilai respond to this contention? The Talmud answers that R' Ilai would say that the first sheared wool and teruma are essentially different obligations, as the first sheared wool is merely a monetary obligation with no inherent sanctity. By contrast, it is prohibited
The Talmud provides an alternative explanation as to why the Rabbis do not derive the exemption of sheep owned in partnership with a non-Jew from the case of teruma. If you wish, say instead that with regard to teruma, the Rabbis hold that one who owns produce in partnership with a non-Jew is in fac
The Talmud explains the inference. They disagree only with regard to the following issue: That one Sage, Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, holds that there is retroactive clarification, which means that when they divide the produce it will be clarified who owned which produce from the outset; and one Sag
The Talmud presents an alternative explanation of R' Ilai’s opinion: If you wish, say instead that R' Ilai does not derive only the exemption of sheep owned in partnership with a Jew from the term “your flock” while he derives the exemption of sheep owned in partnership with a non-Jew from the term