Study Shabbat folio 9B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
Mishnah: After having dealt with the limited and defined topic of the halakhot of carrying out on Shabbat, the Mishnah begins to deal with the halakhot of Shabbat chronologically, beginning with activities that one may not perform prior to the onset of Shabbat. With regard to one’s daily conduct, t
Talmud: First, the Talmud seeks to clarify: Which “adjacent to minḥa,” in other words, adjacent to which minḥa is the Mishnah referring? There is a difference between the time of greater minḥa [minḥa gedola], which begins approximately a half hour after noon, and the time of lesser minḥa [minḥa ke
The Talmud asks: In that case, if they started, they need not stop. Let us say that this will be a conclusive refutation of the opinion of R' Yehoshua ben Levi, as R' Yehoshua ben Levi said: Once the time of the afternoon prayer has arrived, it is prohibited for a person to taste anything before he
Rather, that explanation is rejected and the Talmud says: Actually the Mishnah is referring to adjacent to minḥa gedola, and the statement of R' Yehoshua ben Levi is dealing with adjacent to minḥa ketana. In response to the question: If the Mishnah means adjacent to minḥa gedola isn’t there signifi
Rav Aḥa bar Ya’akov said: Indeed the Mishnah can be explained as referring to minḥa gedola and actually, even our ordinary haircut is prohibited. Ab initio, why may he not sit before the barber adjacent to the time of minḥa? Due to a decree lest the scissors break, and considerable time pass unti