Beitzah 24 - September 24, 18 Tishrei

Study Guide Beitzah 24

Today’s daf is sponsored by Ahava Liebtag in memory of her grandmother, Hilda Morgenstern, a’h, on her yahrzeit, who often remarked at how much women’s learning had grown in her own lifetime. "I know she’d be thrilled about the Hadran community." And for her grandfather, Arthur Morgenstern, who shares her yahrzeit, "who cheered on his children and grandchildren to tackle any challenge. I miss you both."

There is a contradiction between our Mishna which permits trapping an undomesticated animal and birds from an enclosure on Yom Tov and a braita which does not permit it. The Gemara brings resolutions for each (the birds and the undomesticated animals). One solution is to distinguish between a small/large enclosure. What is the definition of each? Rav ashi brings three possible explanations. According to Rashbag, you are not liable for trapping on Yom Tov if the animal is already considered trapped. How is this defined? Is it possible to take an animal, chicken or fish from a trap or net that was set up before Yom Tov? Does one need to know it was trapped before? What if one is unsure? Rabban Gamliel and the rabbis disagree. Shmuel rules to be stringent like the rabbis, but it is not clear on what source Shmuel said this – our Mishna or possibly on one of two other braitot. Rav and Levi disagree regarding what Rabban Gamliel permitted in a case of doubt – to be allowed to carry it or also allowed to eat it. Rav claims that Levi disagreed with him and he left the beit midrash early one day and did not hear when Rebbe retracted his statement. Another difficulty is raised on Levi but it is resolved. If a gentile brought a gift to a Jew, how can one determine whether it was picked on Yom Tov and would be forbidden? One also has to check if it was brought from outside one’s boundaries that are permitted to him/her on Shabbat (techum Shabbat). In the item is forbidden, when after Yom Tov can it be eaten?