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The Jerusalem Talmud

Jerusalem Talmud Moed Katan 2.4

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

MISHNAH: One only buys houses, slaves, animals, or stones, for the needs of the holiday or for the needs of the seller who otherwise would not have anything to eat. One does not evacuate from place to place, but he may evacuate into his own courtyard since this causes him joy. One does not bring vessels from the potter’s house; but if he is afraid for them he evacuates them into another courtyard.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

HALAKHAH: One understands all of them. Stones? As the following: “If his wall was sloping one tears it down and rebuilds.” Could he not tear down and not build? Rebbi Ḥanania in the name of Rebbi Joḥanan: They permitted the end because of the beginning. For if you tell him not to build he will not tear down and create a danger.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

Rebbi Joshua ben Levi asked Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish: may one buy houses from a Gentile? He said to him, about when does the Rabbi ask? On the Sabbath. It was stated: On the Sabbath it is permitted. How does one do it He shows him wallets full of denars and the Gentile signs and files it with the Archives. Since so we find that Jericho was only conquered on the Sabbath, as it is written, so you shall do during six days. And it is written, and on the Seventh Day you shall circle the city seven times. And it is written, until it is conquered, even on the Sabbath.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

“If he has nothing to eat he harvests, and forms sheaves, and threshes, on condition that he not thresh with cattle.” That if he supplies for a single person. But supplies for the public he even threshes with cattle.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

One does not evacuate from a beautiful dwelling to a beautiful dwelling, nor from a (beautiful) [ugly] dwelling to an ugly dwelling, nor from an ugly dwelling to a beautiful dwelling; not to mention from a beautiful dwelling to an ugly dwelling. But if it is his own property, even from a beautiful dwelling to an ugly dwelling; it is a joy for a person to dwell in his own.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

One evacuates the dead or bones neither from an honored grave to an honored one, nor from a contemptible one to a contemptible, nor from a contemptible to an honored one. But if it is his own property, even from an honored to a contemptible; it is sweet for a person to rest with his forefathers.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

“One does not bring vessels from the potter’s house.” This implies, merchandise in danger of spoilage may be moved on the holiday.

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The Jerusalem Talmud, edition, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015). CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org); commentary notes omitted. · Source ↗

Hebrew/Aramaic text: The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015), via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

The Jerusalem Talmud, edition, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015). CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org); commentary notes omitted. · Source ↗

English translation: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015); commentary notes omitted, via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

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