Pesachim 100a (ק.) — the Talmud in English

Perhaps it is a corrupted text?!

One must read: “from nine and a half hours onward,” or “from the time of the afternoon offering and onward,” as in the earlier beraita, and there is no difficulty for Rav Pappa.

Mareimar said—and some say, Rabbi Yeimar said

to Mar Zutra: It is indeed a properly established text!

For

I happened to attend the lecture

the lesson

of Rav Pinḥas, son of Rav Ami, and a tanna arose

a sage who expounded before the public

and taught

this beraita

before

Rav Pinḥas, son of Rav

Ka

mi,

and he accepted it from him!

If so, there is a difficulty:

How can the Mishna be established as following Rabbi Yehuda? He maintains that even on the eves of Shabbat and Festivals it is forbidden to eat shortly before the afternoon offering. Why, then, did our Mishna mention specifically the eves of Passover?

And we conclude:

Rather, it is clear that the ruling is as stated by Rav Huna,

that our Mishna follows only Rabbi Yosei.

And we raise a difficulty:

But according to Rav Huna—

is it satisfactory?

As Rabbi Yirmeya said that Rabbi Yoḥanan said—and some say that Rabbi Abbahu said that Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Ḥanina, said: The halakha follows Rabbi Yehuda on the eve of Passover,

that a person may not eat shortly before the afternoon offering.

And the halakha follows Rabbi Yosei on the eve of Shabbat,

so that he may continue eating until nightfall.

And we infer: From the fact that he said

the halakha follows Rabbi Yehuda on the eve of Passover—

by inference, Rabbi Yosei disagrees in both cases!

He disagrees with Rabbi Yehuda even on the eve of Passover and maintains that one may continue eating until nightfall. This is difficult for Rav Huna, who said that on the eve of Passover Rabbi Yosei concedes that it is forbidden to eat shortly before the afternoon offering. And we answer:

No!

Rather, infer as follows:

The halakha—

by inference, they disagree concerning interruption!

Rabbi Yosei indeed agrees with Rabbi Yehuda on the eve of Passover that one may not begin eating shortly before the afternoon offering; rather, they disagree in a case where one began eating at a time when it was permitted both on the eve of Shabbat and a Festival and on the eve of Passover, and his meal continued until evening: Must he then interrupt it? Rabbi Yehuda says: He must interrupt when the day has been sanctified. And Rabbi Yosei says that he need not interrupt. And concerning this Rabbi Yirmeya said that the halakha follows Rabbi Yehuda on the eve of Passover, so that one must even interrupt. And the halakha follows Rabbi Yosei on the eve of Shabbat, where it is permitted even to begin eating and continue until nightfall, and afterward, if he began permissibly [that is, before nightfall], he need not interrupt. Our Mishna is speaking with regard to beginning the meal, and it comes to teach us that, as stated, on the eve of Passover Rabbi Yosei concedes that it is forbidden to begin eating.

As it is taught

that they also disagree with regard to interruption:

One interrupts for Shabbat,

if he began eating permissibly on the eve of Shabbat, before the afternoon offering, and continued eating until nightfall, he interrupts his meal,

the words of Rabbi Yehuda.

Rabbi Yosei says: One does not interrupt,

rather, he may continue his meal even after nightfall. After he finishes his meal, he sanctifies the day over a cup.

And there was an incident involving Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel

and Rabbi Yehuda

and Rabbi Yosei, who were reclining in Akko

on the eve of Shabbat,

and the day was sanctified over them,

as it became dark.

Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said to Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi

an honorific title for the greatest sage of the generation:

Would you like us to interrupt

the meal

and be concerned for the words of our colleague, Yehuda,

who maintains that one must interrupt when it becomes dark?

He said to him

Rabbi Yosei:

Every day you give precedence to my words before Rabbi Yehuda, and now you give precedence to Rabbi Yehuda’s words before me?

“Would you even subjugate the queen with me in the house”?!

That is, you are humiliating me in his presence.

Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said to him

Rabbi Yosei:

If so,

since you object—

we will not interrupt!

For

perhaps the students will see

that we are interrupting

and establish the halakha for generations

that one must interrupt in accordance with Rabbi Yehuda.

They said: They did not move from there until they established the halakha in accordance with Rabbi Yosei

that one need not interrupt.

Rav Yehuda said that Shmuel said: The halakha does not follow Rabbi Yehuda

who says that one interrupts by “removing the table,” meaning that one recites the Grace after Meals immediately when it becomes dark.

Nor does it follow Rabbi Yosei

who says that one does not interrupt at all, but continues the meal until he finishes it. After the Grace after Meals, they bring a cup for sanctification.

Rather, one spreads a cloth

over the bread on the table

and sanctifies the day

over the cup, with the sanctification of the day, and continues his meal.