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However, between day and night people do not err, and therefore there is no concern that they might have erred in this regard. And similarly, by right we should give them even more leeway at the end of the period. However, this too is not a reasonable discrepancy, as at 5 hours of the day the sun
In light of the above conclusions, the Talmud returns to address the issue of leaven. We learned in the Mishnah that R' Meir says: One may eat leaven the entire fifth hour of the 14th of Nisan, and one must burn it immediately afterward at the beginning of the 6th hour. R' Yehuda says: One may eat t
The Talmud raises a difficulty: According to Abaye’s explanation in accordance with the opinion of R' Meir, that he said a person does not err about the time at all, let him eat leaven for the entire 6th hour, as by Torah law it is permitted to eat until the end of the 6th hour, i.e., midday. The ra
And according to Abaye’s explanation in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda, that he said: A person errs by half an hour; let him eat leaven until the midpoint of the 6th hour. And even according to the version of R' Yehuda’s opinion, that he said: A person errs by an hour plus a bit; let him e
Rather, Abaye said: There is a difference between the issues of testimony and leaven, as testimony is entrusted to the vigilant. One comes to testify only if he thoroughly scrutinized the subject of his testimony. Therefore, he will not err significantly with regard to the time in question. Howeve