Shabbat 90B

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The measure that determines liability for carrying out cucumber seeds is two seeds because they are large and conspicuous. The measure that determines liability for carrying out squash seeds is two seeds. The measure that determines liability for carrying out seeds of Egyptian beans is two. The mea

Talmud: We learned in the Mishnah the measure that determines liability for carrying out garden seeds on Shabbat. And the Talmud raised a contradiction from what we learned: The measure that determines liability for carrying out compost and fine sand on Shabbat is equivalent to that which is used t

With regard to what the Mishnah said about the measure for carrying out cucumber and squash seeds, A baraita states: One who carries out date pits on Shabbat, if he did so in order to plant, he is liable for carrying out two pits. If he did so in order for the animals to eat, he is liable for carr

We learned in the Mishnah: With regard to carrying out the locust called tzipporet keramim, whether dead or alive, the measure for liability is any amount. This is because one stores them for medicinal purposes or as a talisman, which renders even one locust significant. The Talmud asks: What is t

We learned in the Mishnah that R' Yehuda says: Even one who carries out a live non-kosher locust is liable for carrying out any amount, because people store locusts for play. The Talmud explains: And the first tanna holds that people do not give children non-kosher locusts for play. What is the reas