חלה ב׳Challah 2

Perek 2 of 4 in Challah — 8 mishnayot

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Mishnah 1א׳

פֵּרוֹת חוּצָה לָאָרֶץ שֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ לָאָרֶץ, חַיָּבִים בַּחַלָּה. יָצְאוּ מִכָּאן לְשָׁם, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר מְחַיֵּב, וְרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא פּוֹטֵר:

Produce from outside of the Land [of Israel] which came into the Land, is obligated in Challah [a portion of a batch of bread dough given to a Kohen (priest, pl. Kohanim) which becomes holy upon separation, and can only be consumed by Kohanim or their household]. If it went out from here [Israel] to there [outside the Land]; Rabbi Eliezer obligates one [in Challah], while Rabbi Akiva exempts one.

Mishnah 2ב׳

עֲפַר חוּצָה לָאָרֶץ שֶׁבָּא בִסְפִינָה לָאָרֶץ, חַיֶּבֶת בַּמַּעַשְׂרוֹת וּבַשְּׁבִיעִית. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, אֵימָתַי, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהַסְּפִינָה גוֹשֶׁשֶׁת. עִסָּה שֶׁנִּלּוֹשָׁה בְמֵי פֵרוֹת, חַיֶּבֶת בַּחַלָּה, וְנֶאֱכֶלֶת בְּיָדַיִם מְסוֹאָבוֹת:

If earth from outside the Land came to the Land on a boat, the [produce grown from that earth] is subject to the laws of Ma'aserot [tithes] and the Sabbatical year. Rabbi Yehuda says, when is the time from which this applies? When the boat touches the ground. Dough which has been kneaded with fruit juice is obligated in Challah, and it may be eaten with unwashed hands.

Mishnah 3ג׳

הָאִשָּׁה יוֹשֶׁבֶת וְקוֹצָה חַלָּתָהּ עֲרֻמָּה, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא יְכוֹלָה לְכַסּוֹת עַצְמָהּ, אֲבָל לֹא הָאִישׁ. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לַעֲשׂוֹת עִסָּתוֹ בְטָהֳרָה, יַעֲשֶׂנָּה קַבִּין, וְאַל יַעֲשֶׂנָּה בְטֻמְאָה. וְרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, יַעֲשֶׂנָּה בְטֻמְאָה וְאַל יַעֲשֶׂנָּה קַבִּים, שֶׁכְּשֵׁם שֶׁהוּא קוֹרֵא לַטְּהוֹרָה, כָּךְ הוּא קוֹרֵא לַטְּמֵאָה, לְזוֹ קוֹרֵא חַלָּה בַשֵּׁם וּלְזוֹ קוֹרֵא חַלָּה בַשֵּׁם, אֲבָל קַבִּים אֵין לָהֶם חֵלֶק בַּשֵּׁם:

A woman may sit and separate her Challah [and make the blessing] while naked, since she has the ability to cover herself [by crossing her legs], but a man may not do so. One who cannot knead one's dough in purity should make it in smaller portions of separate Kabim [sing., Kav a specific unit of volume, each less than the minimum quantity obligated in Challah], rather than make the dough in a state of impurity. Rabbi Akiva says, let one defile it, and make it in a state of impurity rather than make it in separate Kabim, because just as one designates [Challah] as pure, so one designates that which is impure. S/he designates one [the impure] as Challah, and s/he designates one [the pure] as Challah, but separate Kabim quantities have no portion in the name [of Challah].

Mishnah 4ד׳

הָעוֹשֶׂה עִסָּתוֹ קַבִּים וְנָגְעוּ זֶה בָזֶה, פְּטוּרִים מִן הַחַלָּה עַד שֶׁיִּשּׁוֹכוּ. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, אַף הָרוֹדֶה וְנוֹתֵן לַסַּל, הַסַּל מְצָרְפָן לַחַלָּה:

If one makes the dough in separate Kabim quantities, and [subsequently,] they touch each other, they are exempt from Challah, unless they are attached together as one. Rabbi Eliezer says, though one who removes them from the oven and place them in a basket, the basket combines them relative to [the minimum quantity to be obligated in] Challah.

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Mishnah, Torat Emet 357 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0