REVIEW QUESTIONS ON GEMARA AND RASHI
prepared by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
Kollel Iyun Hadaf, Jerusalem
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Shabbos 123
1)
(a) Under which circumstances does the Beraisa permit one to move a mortar
on Shabbos?
(b) How does Rabah, who holds that 'Davar she'Melachto le'Isur, le'Tzorech
Gufo Mutar' explain this Beraisa? Why is it not permitted under all
circumstances?
(c) How does Rabah explain the Beraisa, which forbids moving a large
chopping-board?
(d) Why does Rebbi Yochanan permit picking up a gold-smith's hammer, but
not a that of a spicer? What is the difference?
2)
(a) According to the Tana Kama, one may pull out a fig on Shabbos, from the
straw in which one placed it to ripen, or a cake which is still lying in
the coals (which are no longer burning) from before Shabbos. Under which
conditions are these permitted?
(b) Rebbi Elazar ben Tadai is more lenient than the Tana Kama. What does
he say?
(c) How do we reconcile Rav Nachman, who rules like Rebbi Elazar ben Tadai,
with his own statement, in which he forbids pulling a loose radish from
the ground if it is the thin end which protrudes from the ground, which
means that one is bound to move the earth in the process?
3)
(a) Our Mishnah permits taking a needle to remove a splinter. According to
Abaye, even a needle with the point or the eye broken, is permitted. How
does Abaye then reconcile this Mishnah with the Beraisa, which declares
such a needle Tahor (because it is no longer considered a Kli)?
(b) According to Rava, if a broken Kli has lost its status regarding
Tum'ah, it has also lost its status regarding Shabbos. How then, does Rava
explain the difference (stated clearly in a Beraisa) between Tum'ah and
Shabbos - in this regard?
4)
(a) Rav Sheshes permits 'Asuvi Yenuki'. What is 'Asuvi Yenuka', and why
does Rav Nachman prohibit it?
(b) What proof does Rav Nachman bring from the Mishnah in Chavis: 'Ein Osin
Apiktozin be'Shabbos'?
(c) How does Rav Sheshes refute this proof?
(d) How does Rav Sheshes prove his view from our Mishnah 'Machat shel Yad
Litol Bo es ha'Kotz'?
(e) How does Rav Nachman refute Rav Sheshes' proof?
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5)
(a) Is a cane used to stir oil considered a vessel? May it be moved on
Shabbos?
(b) What difference does it make (regarding Tum'ah) whether it has a knob
at the end or not?
6)
(a) What do a large commercial saw and the coulter (of a plow) have in
common?
(b) What do a copper launderer's sieve, a leather-maker's knife, a
butcher's knife and an adze (a sharp-edged tool) have in common?
(c) What do a knife to cut cakes of figs, a large ladle to draw the scum
from the pot and a regular table-knife - have in common?
7)
(a) The Beraisa states that Chazal made four independent concessions.
According to Abaye, they are: 1. 'a K'li she'Melachto le'Heter le'Tzorech
Gufo'; 2. 'A K'li she'Melachto le'Heter le'Tzorech Mekomo'; 3. a 'K'li
she'Melachto le'Isur, le'Tzorech Gufo' - all with one hand only; 4. 'Kol
ha'Kelim Nitalin be'Shabbos, va'Afilu bi'Sh'etei Yadayim'. Why does Rava
disagree with Abaye?
(b) Rava lists the first two of Abaye as one. What are the other three
concessions according to him?
8)
(a) How does Abaye understand the Beraisos which forbid moving a mortar and
a large chopping board?
(b) How does Rava explain them?
9)
(a) Who (which Beis-Din) decreed the above Beraisa (discussed in 7) of
Muktzah and why?
(b) What do the following four Halachos have in common: 'Kanin' (a Mishnah
in Menachos), 'Maklos' (a Mishnah in Pesachim), 'Gelustera' (a Mishnah in
Kelim) and 'Meduchah' (the Beraisa cited in the previous question), and how
does Rebbi Elazar establish them - in order to explain the stringency?
(c) What are the first three cases?
(d) How does Rabah refute Rebbi Elazar's contention?
10)
Why does Rabah not learn the Beraisa of Meduchah like Abaye (le'Tzorech
Mekomo) or like Rava (me'Chamah le'Tzel)?
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