Nazir 36 - February 28, 7 Adar

Study Guide Nazir 36

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Today’s daf is sponsored by Sylvia (Sara Devora) Simmons in memory of her father, Avraham Nachum ben Yisrael Simmons z"l on his yahrzeit. A survivor of Kovno ghetto, "a brand plucked from burning fire."

Today’s daf is sponsored anonymously in memory of Moshe ben Amram, Moshe Rabbeinu.

Today's daf is sponsored in memory of Elan Ganeles who was murdered yesterday. 

Rabbi Yochanan says that the concept of heiter mitztaref l'issur, which means that even if there is not a requisite amount of a forbidden item but it is mixed with a permitted item and one ate a requisite amount of the combination, one would be liable by Torah law, is true only in the case of a nazir who eats bread soaked in wine. This is derived from the verse which says it explicitly by the nazir. Zeiri disagrees and brings another case where it is true as well - offering chametz on the altar, based on a drasha on the word "all." A difficulty is raised against Zeiri as there are more cases as well and why did he not mention them, but that difficulty is resolved. Rav Dimi ruled like Rabbi Yochanan. Abaye raises a question on this ruling from a Mishna in Tvul Yom 2:3 regarding a combination of chulin and truma and Rabbi Yochanan's explanation of the Mishna where he explains why the ruling is strict there as a non-kohen would be liable for eating an olive bulk. Abaye's assumption is that Rabbi Yochanan meant an olive bulk of the combination, as per heiter mitztaref l'issur. However, Rav Dimi explains that Rabbi Yochanan meant that if in the mixture, there was an olive bulk of the forbidden item that if eaten together, one would eat an entire olive bulk of the forbidden item in the time it takes to eat half a loaf of bread, that would make one liable on a Torah level as an olive bulk of forbidden item was eaten. Abaye questions whether that halacha is by Torah law and Rav Dimi responds that it is. Abaye brings three tannaitic sources from which to prove that it is not a Torah law. However, Rav Dimi has resolutions to Abaye's questions.