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Daf 63aוְכִי נֶאֱמַר ״קָרְבַּן״ ״קָרְבַּן״ שְׁנֵי פְעָמִים? וַהֲלֹא לֹא נֶאֱמַר אֶלָּא ״קָרְבַּן״ אֶחָד, וְנֶאֱמַר בּוֹ חַלּוֹת וּרְקִיקִין!
And is it stated with regard to a meal offering baked in an oven: “Offering,” and again: Offering, for a total of two times, once in connection to a meal offering of loaves and once in connection to a meal offering of wafers? If that were the case, it would indicate that these are two types of offerings. But doesn’t it actually say “offering” only one time: “And when you bring a meal offering baked in an oven, it shall be unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers spread with oil” (Leviticus 2:4)? And it is stated with regard to this meal offering both loaves and wafers, which indicates that these are two varieties of the same offering.
RASHI
וכי נאמר קרבן קרבן אחד לחלות ואחד לרקיקין דליהוי משמע דשני קרבנות הם:
והלא לא נאמר אלא קרבן אחד ואע״פ כן כתב בו שני מינין אלמא שניהן נקראין קרבן אחד:
מֵעַתָּה, רָצָה לְהָבִיא חַלּוֹת – מֵבִיא, רְקִיקִין – מֵבִיא, מֶחֱצָה חַלּוֹת וּמֶחֱצָה רְקִיקִין – מֵבִיא, וּבוֹלְלָן וְקוֹמֵץ מִשְּׁנֵיהֶם, וְאִם קָמַץ וְעָלָה בְּיָדוֹ מֵאֶחָד עַל שְׁנֵיהֶם – יָצָא.
Rabbi Shimon continues: From now it may be inferred that if one wants to bring ten loaves he may bring ten loaves, and if he prefers to bring ten wafers, he may bring ten wafers, and if he decides that half of them should be loaves and half of them wafers, he may bring it in this manner. And if he brings part as loaves and part as wafers, how does he proceed? He mingles all of them
RASHI
ובוללן דלאחר אפייתן פותתן ומערבן עד שמחזירן לסלתן כדאמר באלו מנחות (לקמן מנחות עה.) ואחר כך בוללן כאחת בשמן:
רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: מִנַּיִן לָאוֹמֵר ״הֲרֵי עָלַי מִנְחַת מַאֲפֶה״, שֶׁלֹּא יָבִיא מֶחֱצָה חַלּוֹת וּמֶחֱצָה רְקִיקִין? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: ״וְכָל מִנְחָה אֲשֶׁר תֵּאָפֶה בַּתַּנּוּר וְכָל נַעֲשָׂה בַמַּרְחֶשֶׁת וְעַל מַחֲבַת לַכֹּהֵן הַמַּקְרִיב אֹתָהּ לוֹ תִהְיֶה. וְכָל מִנְחָה בְלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן וַחֲרֵבָה לְכָל בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן תִּהְיֶה״.
Rabbi Yosei bar Rabbi Yehuda
RASHI
רבי יוסי ברבי יהודה כאבוה סבירא ליה כדמפרש לקמן:
מָה ״וְכָל״ הָאָמוּר לְמַטָּה – שְׁנֵי מִינִין חֲלוּקִין, אַף ״וְכָל״ הָאָמוּר לְמַעְלָה – שְׁנֵי מִינִין חֲלוּקִין.
The verses juxtapose the meal offering baked in an oven to the meal offering prepared on the pan and the meal offering prepared in the deep pan, and similarly to the meal offering brought as a gift, alluded to by the phrase: “Mixed with oil,” and to the meal offering of a sinner, which is called: “Dry.” This teaches that just as the term: “And every” (Leviticus 7:10), stated below with regard to those meal offerings, is referring to two different types of meal offering, so too, the term: “And every” (Leviticus 7:9), stated above, with regard to the two forms of meal offering baked in an oven, is referring to two different types of meal offering, and therefore one may not bring part as loaves and part as wafers.
RASHI
מה וכל האמור למטה שני מינין נעשה במרחשת ובמחבת שתי מינין קרבן הוא ואם הביא מחצה מזה ומחצה מזה לא יצא וכל מנחה בלולה בשמן וחריבה שני מינין הן:
אף כל וכו׳ שני מינין הן כלומר חלות ורקיקין האמורים בויקרא שני מינין ואין מצטרפין:
וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה, שַׁפִּיר קָאָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן! אֲמַר לָךְ: כֵּיוָן דִּכְתִיב ״בַּשֶּׁמֶן״ ״בַּשָּׁמֶן״, כְּמַאן דִּכְתִיב ״קָרְבַּן״ ״קָרְבַּן״ דָּמֵי.
The Gemara asks: And how does Rabbi Yehuda, who maintains that loaves and wafers are two different types of meal offerings baked in an oven, respond to Rabbi Shimon’s proof? After all, Rabbi Shimon is saying well when he points out that the verse mentions “offering” only once. The Gemara explains: Rabbi Yehuda could have said to you: Since it is written: “With oil,” and: “With oil,” in the verse: “It shall be unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers spread with oil” (Leviticus 2:4), it is considered as though it is written “offering” and “offering,” and therefore these are deemed two different types of meal offering.
RASHI
שפיר קאמר רבי שמעון וכי נאמר קרבן קרבן:
בשמן בשמן הפסיק הענין שאין באין כאחת:
וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן? אִי לָא כְּתִיב ״בַּשֶּׁמֶן״ ״בַּשָּׁמֶן״, הֲוָה אָמִינָא: דַּוְוקָא מֶחֱצָה חַלּוֹת וּמֶחֱצָה רְקִיקִין, אֲבָל חַלּוֹת לְחוּדַיְיהוּ וּרְקִיקִין לְחוּדַיְיהוּ – אֵימָא: לָא, קָא מַשְׁמַע לָן.
The Gemara asks: And how does Rabbi Shimon respond to this claim? The Gemara answers: Rabbi Shimon maintains that the repetition of the term “with oil” teaches a different halakha. If it were not written “with oil,” and again “with oil,” I would say that a meal offering baked in an oven must be specifically brought half as loaves and half as wafers, and if he wanted to bring only loaves alone or wafers alone, I would say that he may not bring a meal offering in this manner. The repetition of the term “with oil” teaches us that a meal offering baked in an oven can comprise ten loaves, or ten wafers, or a combination of both types.
RASHI
ורבי שמעון אמר לך אי לא כתב בשמן לכל חד:
ה״א הואיל ואין הפסק דווקא קאמר מחצה חלות ומחצה רקיקין:
רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי יְהוּדָה, הַיְינוּ אֲבוּהּ! אִיכָּא בֵּינַיְיהוּ, דְּאִי עֲבַד. הדרן עלך כל המנחות
The Gemara further inquires: The baraita states that Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda, holds that loaves and wafers are two different types of meal offerings. The opinion of Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda, is the same as that of his father, Rabbi Yehuda, whose opinion is also mentioned in the baraita. Why is it necessary to cite Rabbi Yosei bar Rabbi Yehuda’s opinion separately? The Gemara explains: It is necessary to cite the opinion of Rabbi Yosei bar Rabbi Yehuda, because there is a practical difference between his ruling and that of his father; as, if someone transgressed and performed
RASHI
איכא בינייהו דיעבד לרבי יהודה דיליף טעמא מקרבן אחד דיעבד כשרות לר׳ יוסי דיליף מבלולה וחריבה כי היכי דבלולה דהיא מנחת נדבה וחריבה דהיא מנחת חוטא אפילו דיעבד אם עירבן פסולות כדאמר (ויקרא ה׳:י״א) לא ישים עליה שמן ואם שם פסול הכי נמי חלות ורקיקין דיעבד לא:
SUMMARY
All meal offerings, with the exception of ten leavened loaves of the forty loaves of a thanks offering and the two loaves brought on the festival of Shavuot, must be unleavened. If they were leavened they are not valid. With regard to the definition of leavened bread, it was established that the status of leavening dough whose surface has become pale at the beginning of the leavening process is subject to a dispute between tanna’im as to whether it is considered leavened bread or if it is still deemed unleavened. If the leavening dough is at a later stage, when it has cracks that look like the antennae of locusts, there is a dispute as to whether it is full-fledged leavened bread or if it has an intermediate status between matzot and leavened bread. With regard to poaching, i.e., dough kneaded after boiling water has been added to it, it was determined that this manner of preparation is valid only for the griddle-cake meal offering of an anointed priest, whereas the other meal offerings are not valid if prepared in this manner, even after the fact. Concerning the issue of leavening by fruit juice, this type of leavening can turn dough into hardened leaven, which is not full-fledged leaven. There is a dispute among the Sages as to whether one may use such juice to leaven a meal offering that comes as leavened bread. With regard to the proper method of kneading meal offerings that come as matza, it was established that they should be kneaded with lukewarm water, as this causes the dough to bake well and prevents it from leavening. One who leavens a disqualified meal offering is exempt, but one who adds leaven to dough that already became leavened is liable. The Sages disagree as to the halakha of one who adds leaven to dough that already became leavened and was afterward disqualified. Another dispute between the Sages focuses on the manner of leavening meal offerings that come as leavened bread: From where is the leavening agent brought? Some say that one removes this leavening agent from the dough of the meal offering itself, and after it has become leavened to a great extent it is returned to the meal offering, which it then leavens. The halakha is that one brings aged leavening dough that leavened many days ago from elsewhere, as it will leaven the dough better. Most meal offerings require both oil and frankincense. The meal offering brought with libations requires oil but not frankincense, whereas the shewbread requires frankincense but not oil. Furthermore, the meal offering of a sinner and the meal offering brought by a sota require neither oil nor frankincense, and one who places oil or frankincense on them is liable separately for each of these additions. Similarly, most meal offerings must be brought near to the wall of the altar. There are some that require waving, by extending and bringing back, raising and lowering them, but do not require bringing near. These are the guilt offering of a leper and his log of oil, the first fruits, the sacrificial portions of peace offerings brought by individuals and the breast and thigh of those peace offerings, and the two loaves and two lambs brought on Shavuot. These loaves and lambs are waved together. The omer meal offering and the meal offering brought by a sota require both waving and bringing near, whereas the meal offering brought with libations requires neither waving nor bringing near. A meal offering can be prepared in several ways: On a maḥavat, i.e., a shallow pan, in a marḥeshet, i.e., a deep vessel with much oil, or in an oven. Additionally, a meal offering baked in an oven can be brought in the form of loaves, or of wafers spread with oil. In any case, one should not deviate from that which he vowed.
INTRO
And the Lord spoke to Moses saying: Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When you come into the land that I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring the sheaf of the first of your harvest to the priest. And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you; on the morrow after Shabbat the priest shall wave it. And in the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a lamb without blemish in its first year for a burnt offering to the Lord. And its meal offering shall be two-tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire to the Lord for a pleasing aroma; and its libation shall be of wine, the fourth part of a (Leviticus 23:9–16)
hin. And you shall eat neither bread, nor parched grain, nor fresh ears, until this selfsame day, until you have brought the offering of your God; it is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. And you shall count for you from the morrow after the day of rest, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks shall there be complete; even to the morrow after the seventh week you shall number fifty days; and you shall present a new meal offering to the Lord.
And if you bring a meal offering of first fruits to the Lord, you shall bring for the meal offering of your first fruits grain in the ear parched with fire, even groats of the fresh ear. And you shall put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon; it is a meal offering.
(Leviticus 2:14–15)
Seven weeks you shall number for you; from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain you shall begin to number seven weeks.
(Deuteronomy 16:9)
This entire chapter addresses the details of the mitzva of the omer meal offering and the prohibition against partaking of the new crop prior to the sacrifice of the omer.
The rite of the omer meal offering differs from the standard procedure prescribed for other meal offerings in several ways. Although the actual act of sacrifice of the omer offering is similar to that of other meal offerings, the material used and the processes of its preparation are unique. Unlike most other meal offerings, the omer consists of barley grains. They are prepared through roasting and other special procedures, as mandated by the Torah.
The chapter includes several discussions on the manner in which the omer is reaped and sacrificed. Certain basic details, such as the exact measure of barley harvested for the omer, are not specified in the Torah. Likewise, when the sixteenth of Nisan occurs on a Shabbat, there is a dispute as to whether the reaping process overrides Shabbat. Furthermore, even according to those who maintain that the barley is reaped on Shabbat, it is unclear whether or not the reaping process follows precisely the same procedure as on a weekday.
The Torah refers to the omer as a “first fruits” offering. The meaning of this, as well as the rest of the verse, which describes it with such obscure terms as “in the ear,” “parched with fire,” and “groats of the fresh ear,” is elucidated and explained in this chapter.
Many of the enactments instituted by the Sages with regard to the preparation of the omer offering were specifically designed to shield against the influence of the Boethusian sect and their heretical beliefs. Citing a literal interpretation of the verse: “From the morrow after the day of rest,” this sect maintained that the omer should be brought specifically on the day after Shabbat, not the day after the first Festival day of Passover. The Gemara discusses the background of this historic dispute, detailing the biblical proofs offered by the Sages in defense of their opinion.
Another highly detailed halakhic topic involving the omer offering is the mitzva of counting the omer, which begins on the night of its sacrifice. Since one verse instructs to count “fifty days” and another “seven weeks” or “seven complete weeks,” it is necessary to clarify exactly how the omer should be counted.
An additional
halakha connected with the omer is the prohibition against partaking of the new crop prior to its sacrifice. Furthermore, it is prohibited to reap from the new crop prior to the reaping of the omer. The Gemara spells out which grains are included in this prohibition, and which circumstances or places are excluded. This includes a discussion of the application of this prohibition outside of Eretz Yisrael, as well as a clarification of its status after the destruction of the Temple.
מתני׳ רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר: עוֹמֶר הָיָה בָּא בְּשַׁבָּת מִשָּׁלֹשׁ סְאִין, וּבְחוֹל – מֵחָמֵשׁ. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: אֶחָד שַׁבָּת וְאֶחָד חוֹל – מִשָּׁלֹשׁ הָיָה בָּא.
Rabbi Yishmael says:
רַבִּי חֲנִינָא סְגַן הַכֹּהֲנִים אוֹמֵר: בְּשַׁבָּת הָיָה נִקְצָר בְּיָחִיד, וּבְמַגָּל אֶחָד וּבְקוּפָּה אַחַת, וּבְחוֹל – בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה, בְּשָׁלֹשׁ קוּפּוֹת וְשָׁלֹשׁ מַגָּלוֹת. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: אֶחָד שַׁבָּת וְאֶחָד חוֹל – בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה, בְּשָׁלֹשׁ קוּפּוֹת וּבְשָׁלֹשׁ מַגָּלוֹת.
Rabbi Ḥanina, the deputy High Priest,
RASHI
מתני׳ רבי ישמעאל אומר העומר היה בא בשבת כו׳ אם חל ששה עשר להיות בשבת היה עומר בא עשרון משלשה סאין שהיו קוצרין שלשה סאין שעורים ומניפין אותן בנפה עד שמניפין אותן עד עשרון מובחר:
ובחול אם חל ששה עשר בחול קוצרין חמשה סאין ומניפין מכל סאה מעט אותו סלת דק היוצא ראשון שהוא מובחר ומוציאין מן ה׳ סאין עשרון כדכתיב (שמות יז) והעומר עשירית האיפה הוא:
TOSAFOT
מתני׳ רבי ישמעאל [וחכמים אומרים] אחד שבת ואחד חול משלש היה בא. שבת דמודה רבי ישמעאל מזכיר ברישא ובספ״ק דסוכה (דף כ.) דפליגי רבי אליעזר ורבנן במחצלת. ואמר רבא בגדולה דכולי עלמא לא פליגי דסתמא לסיכוך כי פליגי בקטנה ומקשי אביי אי הכי אחת גדולה ואחת קטנה אחת קטנה ואחת גדולה מבעי ליה אין גירסא זו נכונה ואיפכא גרסינן כדמוכח הכא דההוא דמודו רבנן מבעי ליה למיתני ברישא וכן ההיא דתנן בפרק בתרא דראש השנה (דף כט:) אחת יבנה ואחת כל מקום שיש בו ב״ד:
גמ׳ בִּשְׁלָמָא רַבָּנַן קָא סָבְרִי: עִשָּׂרוֹן מוּבְחָר בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה סְאִין אָתֵי, וְלָא שְׁנָא בְּחוֹל וְלָא שְׁנָא בְּשַׁבָּת,
Rabbi Yishmael and the Rabbis disagree in the mishna with regard to how many se’a of barley were reaped for the omer meal offering on Shabbat. According to Rabbi Yishmael three se’a were reaped when the offering was brought on a Shabbat, and five se’a were reaped when the offering was brought on a weekday. The Rabbis maintain that both during the week and on Shabbat, three se’a were reaped. The Gemara asks: Granted the opinion of the Rabbis is clear, as they maintain that a select tenth
RASHI
בשלשה בג׳ מגלות לפרסם הדבר מפני הבייתוסין:
אֶלָּא רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל מַאי קָסָבַר? אִי קָסָבַר: עִשָּׂרוֹן מוּבְחָר לָא אָתֵי אֶלָּא מֵחָמֵשׁ, אֲפִילּוּ בְּשַׁבָּת נַמִי! אִי מִשָּׁלֹשׁ אָתֵי, אֲפִילּוּ בְּחוֹל נַמִי!
Rather, there is a question with regard to the opinion of Rabbi Yishmael, who differentiates between Shabbat and during the week. What does he hold? If he holds that a select tenth of an ephah of flour can come only from five se’a of reaped barley, then even on Shabbat five se’a should also be required. And if the select tenth of an ephah of flour can come from even three se’a, then even on a weekday three should suffice.
אֲמַר רָבָא, קָסָבַר רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל: עִשָּׂרוֹן מוּבְחָר בְּלָא טִירְחָא אָתֵי מֵחָמֵשׁ, בְּטִירְחָא אָתֵי מִשָּׁלֹשׁ. בְּחוֹל – מַיְיתִינַן מֵחָמֵשׁ, דְּהָכִי שְׁבִיחָא מִילְּתָא. בְּשַׁבָּת – מוּטָב שֶׁיַּרְבֶּה בִּמְלָאכָה אַחַת בְּהַרְקָדָה, וְאַל יַרְבֶּה בִּמְלָאכוֹת הַרְבֵּה.
Rava said: Rabbi Yishmael holds that a select tenth of an ephah of flour can come without exertion from five se’a, and with exertion from three. Therefore, on a weekday we reap and bring flour from five se’a, as this produces a better final product,
RASHI
גמ׳ אפי׳ בשבת נמי לייתי דהא דחי שבת כדמפרש בסוף פירקין:
אָמַר רַבָּה: רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל וְרַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּנוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָה אָמְרוּ דָּבָר אֶחָד. דְּתַנְיָא: אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר שֶׁחָל לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת – מַפְשִׁיט אֶת הַפֶּסַח עַד הֶחָזֶה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּנוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָה. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: עַד שֶׁיַּפְשִׁיט אֶת כּוּלּוֹ.
§ Rabba said: Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Yishmael, son of Rabbi Yoḥanan ben Beroka, said the same thing. As it is taught in a baraita: If the fourteenth of Nisan occurs on Shabbat,
RASHI
בלא טירחא שאינו צריך לנפות כ״כ:
בטירחא שינפו פעמים הרבה:
בחול מייתינן מחמש דהכי שביחא מילתא כך משובח הדבר דהוי עשרון מובחר טפי שאין ממציא מכל סאה אלא מעט אותו סלת דק היוצא ראשון:
מוטב שירבה במלאכה אחת מוטב שיחלל פעמים הרבה שבת במלאכה אחת כגון שירקד הג׳ סאין פעמים הרבה:
ואל ירבה במלאכות הרבה שיקצור ויזרה ויברור ויטחן וירקד שתי סאין יותר:
מִי לָא אֲמַר רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּנוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָה הָתָם: כָּל הֵיכָא דְּאֶפְשָׁר, לָא טָרְחִינַן? הָכָא נַמִי כֵּיוָן דְּאֶפְשָׁר, לָא טָרְחִינַן.
The Gemara explains why the statements of Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Yishmael, son of Rabbi Yoḥanan ben Beroka, are the same. Didn’t Rabbi Yishmael, son of Rabbi Yoḥanan ben Beroka, say there that anywhere that it is possible to perform the necessary task without an additional action, we do not exert ourselves on Shabbat? Here, too, since it is possible to perform the necessary task without the extra flaying, we do not exert ourselves.
RASHI
עד החזה שיכול להוציא את האימורים:
TOSAFOT
מפשיט את הפסח עד החזה דרך רגליו מתחיל והולך ומפשיט עד החזה ליטול אימוריו ולא דמי לההיא דתניא בבכורות בפרק כל פסולי המוקדשין (בכורות דף לג.) ובתמורה פרק ולד חטאת (דף כד.) אין מרגילין ביום טוב ואין מרגילין בבכור דהתם במפשיטו לעשות נוד שלם וצריך להוציא רגליו מצוארו ולאו דווקא נקט הכא פסח דבכל קרבן ציבור של שבת הוה מצי לאשמועינן ונקט פסח לרבותא אף על פי שיש פסחים מרובים ונראין מוטלין כנבילה אי נמי משום רבותא דרבנן דאפילו לצורך יחיד התירו אי נמי דווקא בפסח שרו רבנן דחשו שלא יתקלקל הבשר משום דעיקרו לאכילה:
מִמַּאי? דִּלְמָא עַד כָּאן לָא קָאָמַר רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל הָכָא, אֶלָּא דְּלֵיכָּא בִּזְיוֹן קָדָשִׁים, אֲבָל הָתָם דְּאִיכָּא בִּזְיוֹן קָדָשִׁים,
The Gemara rejects this comparison: From where is this conclusion reached? Perhaps Rabbi Yishmael states his ruling only here, in the case of reaping three se’a on Shabbat, where there is no degradation of consecrated items. But there, where there is degradation of consecrated items,
RASHI
לא טרחינן יותר בשבת: