(a)Seeing as the Torah permits Ochel Nefesh, why does the Mishnah prohibit catching fish from a pond on Yom-Tov?
(b)And on what grounds is one forbidden to feed them?
(c)The Mishnah now discusses catching deer and fowl from Bibarin on Yom-Tov. What are 'Bibarin'?
(d)What does the Tana say about ...
1. ... catching deer and fowl from a (small) enclosure on Yom-Tov?
2. ... feeding them?
(e)On what condition is it permitted?
1)
(a)Despite the fact that the Torah permits Ochel Nefesh, the Mishnah nevertheless prohibits catching fish from a pond on Yom-Tov - because the Chachamim forbade any Melachah which is generally done in bulk, such as reaping, grinding and catching fish (See Tos.Yom-Tov).
(b)One is also forbidden to feed them - because a. They do not need feeding, and b. feeding the fish in a pond is not one's responsibility (See also Tiferes Yisrael).
(c)The Mishnah now discusses catching deer and fowl from 'Bibarin' - (enclosures into which one brings wild animals or birds (like those in the zoo), which subsequently give birth there) on Yom-Tov.
(d)The Tana permits ...
1. ... catching deer and fowl from a (small) enclosure on Yom-Tov, and ...
2. ... feeding them ...
(e)...provided they were designated before Yom-Tov).
2)
(a)Raban Shimon ben Gamliel qualifies the Tana Kama's ruling. When is trapping a Chayah or bird ...
1. ... forbidden?
2. ... permitted?
(b)When is an animal ...
1. ... not trapped?
2. ... considered trapped?
(c)What does the Tana Kama say about that?
2)
(a)Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel qualifies the Tana Kama's ruling. Trapping a Chayah or bird is ...
1. ... forbidden - there if they still need to be trapped.
2. ... permitted - there where they are already considered trapped (See Tos.Yom-Tov).
(b)An animal is ...
1. ... considered not trapped - as long as one finds it necessary to devise methods to catch it.
2. ... trapped - if one can catch it with one leap.
(c)The Tana Kama agrees with that - seeing as Raban Gamliel does not come to argue with him but to explain his ruling.
Mishnah 2
3)
(a)On what condition does the Tana Kama permit taking wild animals that have been caught in a trap on Yom-Tov?
(b)On what principle is this stringency based??
(c)When a Nochri brought Raban Gamliel fish on Yom-Tov, on what grounds did he declare the fish permitted?
(d)Then why did he decline to accept them?
(e)Like whom is the Halachah?
3)
(a)The Tana Kama permit taking wild animals that have been caught in a trap on Yom-Tov - (provided one knows for sure that they were already trapped before Yom-Tov) ...
(b)... because he holds - 'Safek Muchan, Asur' (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
(c)When a Nochri brought Raban Gamliel fish on Yom-Tov, he declared the fish permitted (See Tos. Yom-Tov) - because he holds 'Safek Muchan, Mutar'.
(d)He only declined to accept them - because he detested the Nochri who brought them.
(e)The Halachah is - like the Tana Kama.
4)
(a)What is the status on Yom-Tov of food that may not be eaten?
(b)What does food that is withered and fish that were brought from far away on Yom-Tov have in common?
4)
(a)Food that may not be eaten on Yom-Tov is - Muktzah.
(b)Both food that is withered and fish that were brought from far away on Yom-Tov - are permitted, since we assume that they were picked and caught before Yom-Tov.
5)
(a)What is the Din regarding ready-to-eat food that is brought for a Yisrael from outside the T'chum on ...
1. ... Shabbos or Yom-Tov? Who is permitted to eat it and who is not?
2. ... the first day of Yom-Tov (in Chutz la'Aretz)?
(b)What if he brings it on the first day of Rosh ha'Shanah?
(c)What is the definition of 'bi'Chedei she'Ya'asu'?
(d)And what if its final destination is a town whose gates are shut overnight?
5)
(a)Ready-to-eat food that is brought for a Yisrael from outside the T'chum on ...
1. ... Shabbos or Yom-Tov - may be eaten by anyone other than the family on whose behalf it was brought.
2. ... the first day of Yom-Tov (in Chutz la'Aretz) - is permitted on the second day bi'Chedei she'Ya'asu' (which will be explained shortly) ...
(b)... but not on the second day of Rosh ha'Shanah.
(c)'bi'Chedei she'Ya'asu' means - the time it takes to pick the fruit and to bring it from its original location to its final destination.
(d)If its final destination is a town whose gates are shut overnight - then, assuming the article or food was brought on Yom-Tov night, one must add one night (the time that the Nochri would have had to wait for the gates to open.
Mishnah 3
6)
(a)On what condition does the Mishnah permit Shechting an animal that is extremely weak on Yom-Tov?
(b)On which principle is this ruling based (See Tos. Yom-Tov)?
(c)According to the Tana Kama, there must be sufficient time to eat the k'Zayis roasted (as we explained). What does Rebbi Akiva say?
(d)What are the implications of 'mi'Beis Tevichisah'?>
(e)Like whom is the Halachah?
6)
(a)The Mishnah permits Shechting an animal that is extremely weak on Yom-Tov - provided there will be time to eat a k'Zayis of it roasted before nightfall.
(b)This is based on the principle - 'Ho'il ve'i Mikla'i Orchin' (If guests were to arrive, he would need to feed them (Tos. Yom-Tov [See also Tiferes Yisrael]).
(c)According to the Tana Kama, there must be sufficient time to eat the k'Zayis roasted (as we explained). Rebbi Akiva permits it even if there is only time to eat it a k'Zayis raw from the area of the Shechitah ...
(d)... which has already been skinned and is ready to eat.
(e)The Halachah is - like the Tana Kama.
7)
(a)What does the Tana say about carrying a Shechted animal in from the field with a 'Mot' or a 'Motah' (various kinds of poles)?
(b)What does this entail?
(c)Why is it forbidden?
(d)How does one then bring it from the field to the house?
7)
(a)The Tana rules - that it is forbidden to carry a Shechted animal in from the field with a 'Mot' or a 'Motah' (various kinds of poles [See Meleches Sh'lomoh]) ...
(b)... which entails two people carrying it (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
(c)It is forbidden - because it is visible for all to see and infringes on Kavod Yom-Tov.
(d)One brings it from the field to the house - by hand, a few limbs at a time (See Tiferes Yisrael).
Mishnah 4
8)
(a)Rebbi Yehudah permits an expert to descend into the pit into which a firstborn animal has fallen. What is then the procedure?
(b)What does Rebbi Shimon say?
(c)Why can his reason not be because the animal is Muktzah?
(d)Then what is the basis of his stringent ruling?
8)
(a)Rebbi Yehudah permits an expert to descend into the pit into which a firstborn animal has fallen, and examine it. If it has a blemish, one is permitted to lift it from the pit and Shecht it; otherwise, not.
(b)According to Rebbi Shimon however- as long as the blemish is not discovered before Yom-Tov, it is not fit to be Shechted ...
(c)... not because the animal is Muktzah -since Rebbi Shimon is the one who does hold of Muktzah, but ...
(d)... because it resembles judging (which is forbidden on Yom-Tov mi'de'Rabbanan), since it entails a declaration permitting it fit to eat (See Tos. Yom-Tov & Tiferes Yisrael).
Mishnah 5
9)
(a)What does the Mishnah say about an animal that dies on Yom-Tov?
(b)How do we know that the Tana is talking about an animal of Kodshim?
(c)What is the Din regarding a Kodshim animal that dies during the week?
9)
(a)The Mishnah - forbids moving an animal that dies on Yom-Tov.
(b)We know that the Tana is talking about an animal of Kodshim - because he goes on to mention it together with Chalah which became Tamei.
(c)If a Kodshim animal that dies during the week - it is Asur be'Hana'ah and must be buried.
10)
(a)On what condition is an animal of Chulin that dies on Yom-Tov not Muktzah?
(b)What can one do with it?
(c)This ruling was issued by Rebbi Tarfon when the She'eilah was put to him in the Beis-ha'Medrash. What did he say about Chalah that became Tamei?
(d)What does one normally do with Terumah Temei'ah?
(e)Then why did Rebbi Tarfon declare it Muktzah?
10)
(a)An animal of Chulin that dies on Yom-Tov is not Muktzah - if it was dangerously weak on Erev Yom-Tov, so that one expects it to die on Yom-Tov (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
(b)One can - cut it up and feed it to one's animals.
(c)This ruling was issued by Rebbi Tarfon when the She'eilah was put to him in the Beis-ha'Medrash. He issued the same ruling - with regard to Chalah that became Tamei.
(d)One normally - uses Terumah Temei'ah as fuel or gives it to one's dogs.
(e)Nevertheless, Rebbi Tarfon declares it Muktzah - since one is not permitted to burn (destroy) Kodshim on Yom-Tov.
Mishnah 6
11)
(a)What does the Tana mean when he says 'Ein Nimnim al ha'Beheimah Lechatchilah be'Yom-Tov'?
(b)How should they then divide up the animal on Yom-Tov?
11)
(a)When the Tana says 'Ein Nimnim al ha'Beheimah Lechatchilah be'Yom-Tov', he means - that two or three partners in an animal should not discuss how much each one has in the animal (e.g. 'The animal is worth three Zuzim, which is one Zuz each [See Tos. Yom-Tov].)
(b)What they should do is Shecht it and each take a half or a third.
12)
(a)Why is one not permitted to use scales in the regular manner on Yom-Tov?
(b)On what condition does Rebbi Yehudah permit using scales (to weigh meat) on Yom-Tov?
(c)What do the Chachamim say about using scales on Yom-Tov?
(d)What if one merely wants to leave the meat in the scales to protect it against mice?
(e)Like whom is the Halachah?
12)
(a)One is not permitted to use scales in the regular manner on Yom-Tov - because it is considered 'Uvdin de'Chol' (weekdayish).
(b)Rebbi Yehudah permits using scales (to weigh meat) on Yom-Tov - provided one uses a vessel or a hatchet in place of regular weights (and to check their weight after Yom-Tov to determine how much the purchaser owes the butcher).
(c)The Chachamim - forbid using scales on Yom-Tov altogether ...
(d)... even if one merely wants to leave the meat in the scales to protect it against mice (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
(e)The Halachah is -like the Chachamim.
Mishnah 7
13)
(a)The Mishnah forbids sharpening one's knife on Yom-Tov using a mill-stone or a sharpener. What does one do if one's knife is blunt and does not cut?
(b)What is the reason for this?
(c)One is not permitted to ask the butcher (See Tiferes Yisrael) to weigh him a Dinar's-worth of meat. How does one then divide up the animal?
13)
(a)The Mishnah forbids sharpening one's knife on Yom-Tov using a mill-stone or a sharpener. If one's knife is blunt and does not cut - one may sharpen it by rubbing it against another knife ...
(b)... because this is one of the things that the Chachamim permitted with a Shinuy.
(c)One is not permitted to ask the butcher (See Tiferes Yisrael) to weigh him a Dinar's-worth of meat. He (the butcher) simply Shechts it and divides it equally (or asks for a portion or half a portion (See Tos.Yom-Tov).
Mishnah 8
14)
(a)The Mishnah permits a person to say to his friend on Yom-Tov 'Fill this container for me!' What is he not allowed to say?
(b)What sort of container is the Tana talking about?
(c)What if it is in line to be used as a measuring vessel when the current one breaks?
(d)What does Rebbi Yehudah say?
14)
(a)The Mishnah permits a person to say to his friend on Yom-Tov 'Fill this container for me!' - provided he does not refer to a measuring-vessel (See Tos-Yom-Tov).
(b)The Tana is talking about a container - that is in fact, a measuring vessel, but that is not actually designated for that purpose, and it is permitted ...
(c)... even if it is in line to be used as a measuring vessel when the current one breaks.
(d)Rebbi Yehudah - forbids using a K'li shel Midah which is meant for measuring even though the owner has not yet designated it for that purpose (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
15)
(a)What did Aba Shaul ben Botnis (who was a storekeeper) used to do?
(b)Why did he do that?
(c)According to Aba Shaul, Aba Shaul ben Botnis used to do that even on Chol ha'Mo'ed because of 'Bitul Beis-ha'Medrash'. What did he mean by that?
(d)And what did the Chachamim mean when they said that he would do it even on a regular weekday because of 'Mitzuy ha'Midos'?
15)
(a)Aba Shaul ben Botnis (who was a storekeeper) - used to fill his measuring vessels on Erev Yom-Tov ...
(b)... because one is not permitted to measure on Yom-Tov.
(c)According to Aba Shaul, Aba Shaul ben Botnis used to do that even on Chol ha'Mo'ed because of 'Bitul Beis-ha'Medrash' - because many people used to come to him on Yom-Tov to purchase from him, which wasted a lot of his precious learning time ('Bitul Beis ha'Medrash' [See also Tos. Yom-Tov]).
(d)And when the Chachamim said that he would do it even on a regular weekday because of 'Mitzuy ha'Midos' - they were referring to pouring oil from his vessels into the vessels that the purchasers brought with them. He would leave them to pour all night to ensure that every last drop of oil dripped into the purchasers' vessels.
16)
(a)What does the Tana permit a person who needs eggs for his family on Yom-Tov, to say to a storekeeper from whom he purchases regularly (See Tos. Yom-Tov)?
(b)Why is that?
16)
(a)The Tana permits a person who needs eggs for his family on Yom-Tov, to say to a storekeeper from whom he purchases regularly (See Tos. Yom-Tov) - 'Please give me so many eggs' ...
(b)... because (since he does not mention any price, he is merely repeating what he would say at home when distributing to members of his family (See Tos. Yom-Tov)).
