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R' Yehuda ben Beteira, who agrees in principle with Beit Shammai’s opinion, says: With regard to kutaḥ, a dip that contains leavened breadcrumbs, and all types of kutaḥ, it is prohibited to sell it to a non-Jew 30 days before Passover. Because kutaḥ is spicy, people use only a bit at a time, so
It was stated in the Mishnah that as long as leavened bread may be eaten, it is permitted to derive benefit from it. The Talmud asks: Isn’t that obvious? The Talmud answers: No, it is necessary to teach this in a case where one charred the leavened bread with fire before its time, i.e., before it
It was stated in the Mishnah: After its time passes, it is prohibited to benefit from it. The Talmud asks: Isn’t that obvious? The Talmud answers: No, it is necessary for the Mishnah to teach that it remains prohibited to benefit from leavened bread during additional hours that are delineated by r
It was stated in the Mishnah: And one may not even light an oven or a stove with leavened bread once it becomes prohibited. The Talmud asks: Isn’t that obvious, as this is also a type of benefit? The Talmud answers: No, it is necessary to teach this due to the opinion of R' Yehuda, who said that t
Ḥizkiya said: From where is it derived in the Mishnah that it is prohibited to derive benefit from leavened bread on Passover? As it is stated: “Leavened bread shall not be eaten” (Exodus 13:3). Since the verse uses the passive, it should be understood as follows: There shall be no permitted consump