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Rav Pappa himself raised his objection to Abaye’s opinion based on the premise that the tanna taught 5 sets of lashes, and since in the baraita it is not taught 5 sets of lashes, what is the reason that Rav Pappa raised his objection to Abaye’s opinion? Rav Pappa said: I held that it is not a tradit
§ The Mishnah taught: R' Elazar ben Azarya says: He is liable only if he eats at least two ḥartzannim and one zag that together form the volume of an olive-bulk. The Mishnah then cites two opinions as to whether ḥartzan is a grape seed and zag is the skin, or the reverse. Rav Yosef said: In accorda
Mishnah: A naziriteship of unspecified length lasts for 30 days. If a nazirite shaved his hair during that period, or if he was shaved by bandits [listim] against his will, this negates 30 days of his naziriteship, which he must count afresh. With regard to a nazirite who shaved his hair, whether
Talmud: A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: Does this hair that grows on the body grow from the bottom or from the top? Which part of the hair is new? The Talmud explains: What is the difference between these possibilities? The Talmud answers: It is relevant for the case of a nazirite who was
The Talmud explains the two sides of the dilemma: If you say that hair grows from the bottom, he has removed the hair of the naziriteship, which is the hair he vowed not to shave, and therefore he must add extra days to his term of naziriteship to allow for its proper growth. But if you say that it