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Mishnah: For one who vows that vegetables are forbidden to him, it is permitted for him to eat gourds, as people typically do not include gourds in the category of vegetables; and R' Akiva prohibits him from eating gourds. The Rabbis said to R' Akiva: But doesn’t a person say to his agent: Purchas
R' Akiva said to them: The matter is so, and that proves my opinion; or perhaps, does the agent return and say: I found only legumes? Rather, it is apparent that gourds are included in the category of vegetables, although they differ from other vegetables, and therefore, the agent purchases gour
Talmud: We learned in the Mishnah: For one who vows that vegetables are forbidden to him, it is permitted to eat gourds, and R' Akiva prohibits him from eating gourds. The Talmud questions R' Akiva’s ruling: But how can his vow include gourds, which are fruits and not vegetables; didn’t he vow to r
The Talmud asks: With regard to what principle do R' Akiva and the Rabbis disagree? The Talmud explains that the Rabbis maintain: Any item with regard to which an agent must consult the person who dispatched him before purchasing it, is not considered the same type. Since the agent must ask whethe
We learned in a Mishnah there (Me’ila 20a): With regard to an agent who performed his mission properly, if he was tasked to use a particular item, and the one who dispatched him forgot that it was a consecrated item, the employer, who dispatched him, misused the consecrated item and is liable, as t