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his hand on the shoulder of another, and the other’s hand on his shoulder, and suspends the lamb and flays its hide.
The source for the thick end of a bolt is as we learned in a Mishnah: With regard to a bolt used in a door lock which has a thick end at the head of the bolt, R' Yehoshua says: One may drag it from this doorway and hang it in another doorway on Shabbat, but he may not move it with his hands, becaus
The case of a mortar is that which we said above. Rabba said: From what does that conclusion ensue? Perhaps, actually I could say to you that these mishnayot were taught after permission to move utensils on Shabbat was adopted, and nevertheless, the prohibitions can be understood. With regard to the
In the case of the thick end of the bolt in the door, why was it prohibited to move it by hand? It was prohibited in accordance with the opinion of R' Yanai, as R' Yanai says: We are dealing with a courtyard for which a joining of courtyards [eiruv] was not established. R' Yehoshua holds that inside
With regard to a mortar, the halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Neḥemya, who holds that a vessel may only be moved on Shabbat for the purpose of its designated use.