Jerusalem Talmud Sheviit 9.6

משנה: מִי שֶׁהָיוּ לוֹ פֵּירוֹת שְׁבִיעִית וְהִגִּיעָה שְׁעַת הַבִּיעוּר מְחַלְּקָן מָזוֹן שָׁלֹשׁ סְעוּדוֹת לְכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד וְהָעֲנִיִים אוֹכְלִין אַחַר הַבִּיעוּר אֲבָל לֹא עֲשִׁירִים דִּבְרִי רִבִּי יְהוּדָה. רִבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר אֶחָד עֲנִיִים וְאֶחָד עֲשִׁירִים אוֹכְלִין אַחַר הַבִּיעוּר. מִי שֶׁהָיוּ לוֹ פֵּירוֹת שְׁבִיעִית שֶׁנָּפְלוּ לוֹ לִירוּשָּׁה אוֹ שֶׁנִּיתְּנוּ לוֹ מַתָּנָה. רִבִּי לִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר יִינָתְנוּ לְאוֹכְלֵיהֶן. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים אֵין הַחוֹטֵא נִשְׂכָּר אֶלָּא יִמָּכְרוּ לְאוֹכְלֵיהֶן וּדְמֵיהֶן יִתְחַלְּקוּ לְכָל אָדָם. הָאוֹכֵל מֵעִיסַּת שְׁבִיעִית עַד שֶׁלֹּא הוּרְמָה חַלָּתָהּ חַיָיב מִיתָה.

MISHNAH: If somebody had Sabbatical produce when the time of removal came, he distributes food for three meals to everybody. The poor may eat after removal but not rich persons, the words of Rebbi Jehudah. Rebbi Yose says, both poor and rich persons may eat after removal. If somebody had Sabbatical produce which fell to him as inheritance or was given to him as a gift, Rebbi Eliezer says it should be given to those who eat it. But the Sages say, a sinner should not be rewarded, but it should be sold to those who eat it and the payment distributed to anybody. He who eats from Sabbatical dough of which ḥallah was not taken commits a deadly sin.

הלכה: מַה טַעֲמָא דְרִבִּי יוּדָה וְאָכְלוּ אֶבְיוֹנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְיִתְרָם. מַה טַעֲמָא דְרִבִּי יוֹסֵי וְאָכְלוּ אֶבְיוֹנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְיִתְרָם. תַּנֵי רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר עֲשִׁירִין אוֹכְלִין מִן הָאוֹצָר אַחַר הַבִּיעוּר. מַה טַעֲמָא דְרִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן וְאָכְלוּ אֶבְיוֹנֵי עַמֶּךָ עַד יִתְרָם.

HALAKHAH: What is the reason of Rebbi Jehudah: (Ex. 23:11) “The destitute of your people should eat including the remainder.” What is the reason of Rebbi Yose: (Ex. 23:11) “The destitute of your people should eat with the remainder.” It was stated: Rebbi Simeon says, richpersons may eat from storage. What is the reason of Rebbi Simeon: (Ex. 23:11) “The destitute of your people should eat, and the remainder.”

רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ אָמַר בְּפֵירוֹת עֲבֵירָה הִיא מַתְנִיתִין וְהָתַנֵּי הַמּוֹצֵא פֵּירוֹת עֲבֵירָה אָסוּר לִיגַּע בָּהֶן. שַׁנְיָיה הִיא מְצִיאָה שַׁנְיָיא הִיא שֶׁנָּפְלוּ לוֹ עַל כָּרְחוֹ.

Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish said, the Mishnah deals with unlawful produce. But was it not stated: He who finds unlawful produce may not touch it. There is a difference between a find and something that fell to him automatically.

רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר בְּפֵירוֹת הֵיתֵר הִיא מַתְנִיתִין. כְּהָדָא תַּנִּינָן רִבִּי לִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר יִנָתְנוּ לָאוֹכֵל. רִבִּי לִיעֶזֶר דְּהוּא שַׁמּוּתִי. דְּתַנִּינָן אוֹכְלִין פֵּירוֹת שְׁבִיעִית בְּטוֹבָה וּשֶׁלֹּא בְּטוֹבָה כְדִבְרֵי בֵּית שַׁמַּי. כְּהָדָא רַבָּנִין מְתִיבִין לֵיהּ שֶׁאֵין הַחוֹטֵא נִשְׂכָּר. בְּשִׁיטָּתוֹ הֵשִׁיבוּהוּ בְּשִׁיטָּתָךְ שֶׁאַתְּ אוֹמֵר יִנָּתְנוּ לְאוֹכְלֵיהֶן שֶׁאֵין הַחוֹטֵא נִשְׂכָּר.

Rebbi Joḥanan said, the Mishnah deals with permitted produce. For that we stated: Rebbi Eliezer said, it should be given to those who eat it. Since Rebbi Eliezer is a Shammaiite, did we state: One does eat Sabbatical produce in reciprocity and without reciprocity, following the House of Shammai? For that, the rabbis answer him that the sinner should not be rewarded? They answered him according to his argument: Against your argument, when you say that it should be given to those who eat it, a sinner should not be rewarded.

אָמַר רִבִּי בִּיבִי הוֹרֵי רִבִּי יָסָא בְּאִילֵּין קונדסיא שֶׁיֵּלְכוּ מָעוֹתֵיהֶן לְיַם הַמֶּלַח. רִבִּי מָנָא שְׁאַל לְרִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה מַהוּ מֵייכְלָא כְּפוּנִיָין לְאַשְׁקְלוֹן אָמַר לֵיהּ אָסוּר. רִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה הֲוָה קָאִים בְּשׁוּקָא דְקֵיסָרִין חָמָא חַד טְעִין עֲלָל מִן אִיסּוּרָא הָפַךְ אַפּוֹי דְּלָא מֵיחְמִינֵיהּ. תַּנֵי פְרַק כָּל כָּךְ לָמָּה כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה מְקוֹמוֹ הוֹכִיחַ. שָׁמַע רִבִּי יַעֲקֹב בַּר אָחָא וְאָמַר אִמָּה דָּהֵן יָלְדָת בַּר.

Rebbi Vivian said, Rebbi Assi instructed regarding qwndsy’ that their proceeds should be thrown into the Dead Sea. Rebbi Mana asked Rebbi Ḥizqiah, may one eat kafan-dates of Ascalon? He said, it is forbidden. Rebbi Ḥizqiah stood in the market place of Caesarea when he saw a person carrying forbidden produce. He turned away his face in order not to see him and stated: take down! Why all that? That his place should be one of rebuke. Rebbi Jacob bar Aḥa heard and said, the mother of this one gave birth to a son!

רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי הֲוָה מְפַקֵּד לְתַלְמִידֵיהּ לֹא תֵיזְבּוּן לִי יֶרֶק אֶלָּא מִן גִּינְתָא דְּסִיסְרָא. קָם עִמֵּיהּ זָכוּר לַטּוֹב אָמַר לֵיהּ אֵיזִיל אֱמוֹר לְרַבָּךְ לֵית הָדָא גִּינְתָא דְּסִיסְרָא דִיהוּדָיי הֲוָות וּקְטָלֵהּ וּנְסָבָהּ מִינֵיהּ אִין בְּעִיתָהּ מַחְמְרָא עַל נַפְשָׁךְ אִשְׁתְּוֵויי לְחַבְרָךְ.

Rebbi Joshua ben Levi commanded his student: Do not buy me vegetables except from Sisera’s garden. He, may he be remembered for the good, stood nearby and said to him: Go tell your teacher that this is not Sisera’s garden; it did belong to a Jew but he killed him and took it away from him. If you want to be restrictive for yourself, be made equal to your friend.

חַד בַּר נַשׁ הֲוָה חָשִׁיד עַל שְׁמִיטְתָא אֲמַר לְאִיתְּתֵיהּ אַפְקִין חַלָּתָה. אָמְרָה לֵיהּ הַהוּא גַבְרָא חָשִׁיד עַל שְׁמִיטְתָא וְאַתְּ אֲמַר אַפְקוּן חַלָּה. אָמַר לָהּ חַלָּה מִדְּבַר תּוֹרָה שְׁבִיעִית מִדְּרַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל וַחֲבֵירָיו.

A man was suspected of [trading in] Sabbatical [produce]. He said to his wife, take ḥallah. She said to him, that man is suspected of Sabbatical [trading], and you say, take ḥallah? He said to her, ḥallah is [an obligation] from the Torah, the Sabbatical is from Rabban Gamliel and his colleagues.