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and it is in a case where the object passed within 10 handbreadths of the ground that they disagree? And wasn’t it raised as a dilemma by Rabba, as it was unclear to him whether or not that is the correct explanation of the dispute between R' Akiva and the Rabbis? As Rabba raised a dilemma: Do thos
Or, perhaps they disagree with regard to a case where the object passed 10 handbreadths above the ground, and this is the point over which they disagree: R' Akiva holds that we derive the halakha of throwing from the halakha of passing and considers them details of one halakha. And the Rabbis hold t
The Talmud answers: That is not difficult. It can be explained that, after he raised the dilemma, it was later resolved for him that the correct understanding is that R' Akiva alone holds that an object in airspace is considered at rest.
However, there is room to question the parallel between R' Akiva’s opinion and the case in our Mishnah. Perhaps placing alone does not require an area of 4 by 4 in order to be considered halakhic placing, but lifting does require a minimum of 4 by 4 handbreadths to be considered halakhic lifting. Pe
Rather, Rav Yosef said: Whose opinion is it in this Mishnah? It is the opinion of R' Yehuda HaNasi.