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that one of the knots one voids, because he can enable the animal to go out, albeit with difficulty, after untying one knot, therefore, it teaches us that both are considered temporary knots, and it is permitted to tie them. Rav Yosef said that Rav Yehuda said that Shmuel said: The halakha is in a
Mishnah: One may tie a bucket with a belt on Shabbat, as he will certainly not leave it tied to the bucket, and therefore it is not a permanent knot. But one may not tie a bucket with a rope. R' Yehuda permits doing so. R' Yehuda stated a principle: With regard to any knot that is not permanent, o
Talmud: We learned in the Mishnah that according to the first tanna, it is prohibited to tie a rope to a bucket on Shabbat, and R' Yehuda permits doing so. The Talmud asks: A rope of what kind? If you say it is referring to a standard rope, does R' Yehuda permit doing so? It is a permanent knot. R
The Talmud raises a contradiction from that which was taught in a baraita: With regard to the rope of a bucket that was severed on Shabbat, one may not tie it with a regular knot; rather, he may tie a bow. And R' Yehuda says: One may wrap a hollow belt around it or a sash as long as he does not tie
This is difficult, as there is a contradiction between one statement of R' Yehuda and another statement of R' Yehuda, as in the baraita he issued a decree prohibiting tying a bow due to tying a knot, and in the Mishnah he issued no decree. And this is also difficult, as there is a contradiction b