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that R' Yoḥanan says: In the case of one who placed meat on top of coals on Shabbat, if he subsequently turned over the meat to its other side, so that both sides were roasted, he is liable for cooking on Shabbat. But if he did not turn over the meat he is exempt, as the meat is considered cooked
Rava said: What does R' Yoḥanan, as well, mean when he says: He is liable to receive lashes for it, similar to performing a prohibited action on Shabbat? He means that one who places leaven on the dough of a meal offering, even if he does not turn it over, is similar to one who performs a prohibit
§ The Talmud discusses the matter itself. Rabba bar bar Ḥana says that R' Yoḥanan says: In the case of one who placed meat on top of coals on Shabbat, if he subsequently turned over the meat he is liable for cooking on Shabbat, and if he did not turn over the meat he is exempt. The Talmud asks: Wh
The Talmud answers: No, it is necessary to state this halakha in a case where if he does not turn over the meat it would cook on one side only partially, roughly 1/3rd of the ordinary process of cooking, like the food of ben Derosai. And now that he turns it over, it cooks on both sides like the f
The Talmud continues to discuss the case of meat roasted on one side on Shabbat. Rava says: And if a quantity of that meat equivalent in volume to a fig-bulk was fully roasted on one side of the meat and the roasted area was in one spot on the piece of meat, while the rest of the meat remained raw,