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שבת כ׳Shabbat 20

Perek 20 of 24 in Shabbat — 5 mishnayot

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Mishnah 1א׳

רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, תּוֹלִין אֶת הַמְשַׁמֶּרֶת בְּיוֹם טוֹב, וְנוֹתְנִין לַתְּלוּיָה בְשַׁבָּת. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, אֵין תּוֹלִין אֶת הַמְשַׁמֶּרֶת בְּיוֹם טוֹב, וְאֵין נוֹתְנִין לַתְּלוּיָה בְשַׁבָּת, אֲבָל נוֹתְנִין לַתְּלוּיָה בְיוֹם טוֹב:

R. Eliezer says: The mashmereth, [which filters wine lees] may be suspended on a festival. [It is stretched taught in a circle over a vessel. And even though it forms a tent, this is permitted on a festival, R. Eliezer holding that processing of food which could have been done on the eve of a festival may (nonetheless) be done on the festival. But on Shabbath, he may not suspend it ab initio.] And they may be placed into a suspended one on Shabbath. [If it were already suspended, it is permitted to place wine lees on it for filtration, for this is not the usual mode of borer (selecting).] And the sages say: The mashmereth may not be suspended on a festival, [for he thereby makes a temporary tent, giving the impression of mundane activity]. And they may not be placed into a suspended one on Shabbath, [this being a toldah of borer or meraked (sifting). The halachah is in accordance with the sages.]

Mishnah 2ב׳

נוֹתְנִין מַיִם עַל גַּבֵּי הַשְּׁמָרִים בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁיִּצַּלּוּ, וּמְסַנְּנִין אֶת הַיַּיִן בְּסוּדָרִין וּבִכְפִיפָה מִצְרִית, וְנוֹתְנִין בֵּיצָה בִמְסַנֶּנֶת שֶׁל חַרְדָּל, וְעוֹשִׂין אֵנוּמְלִין בְּשַׁבָּת. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, בְּשַׁבָּת, בְּכוֹס, בְּיוֹם טוֹב, בְּלָגִין, וּבַמּוֹעֵד, בְּחָבִית. רַבִּי צָדוֹק אוֹמֵר, הַכֹּל לְפִי הָאוֹרְחִין:

Water may be placed on lees so that they be cleared. [On Shabbath, water may be placed on lees which had been placed there before Shabbath, so that the lees be cleared and all their wine flow out. Another interpretation: Water may be placed on lees left in the barrel, so that it absorb the flavor of the wine, and be taken and drunk on Shabbath. And there is no problem of borer here.] And wine may be filtered [to remove white floury substances which collect in it] through scarves [specific for this. And there is no reason to decree (against it) lest he wring out the scarves, since they are used exclusively for this purpose. One must take care, however, not to form with his hands a kind of declivity in the scarf over the vessel for the wine to descend in, so that the activity not be performed as it is on a weekday.], and (wine may be filtered) through a kefifah mitzrith [a basket made of palm twigs. This, so long as it not be more than a tefach higher than the base of the vessel beneath, so that it not form a temporary tent.] And an egg may be placed into a mustard filter. [They would place a beaten egg into turbid matter to whiten and clear it.] And it is permitted to make ainomlin [a mixture of wine, honey, and pepper] on Shabbath. R. Yehudah says: On Shabbath in a kos (a cup); on a festival, in a lagin [bigger than a kos and smaller than a chavith]; on the intermediate days of a festival, in a chavith. R. Tzaddok says: All according to the (number of) guests. [If there are many guests, he makes a lot, whether on Shabbath, festival, or intermediate day. The halachah is in accordance with the first tanna, that one may make as much ainomlin as he likes on Shabbath.]

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

English: The Mishna with Obadiah Bartenura, tr. Rabbi Shraga Silverstein, via Sefaria — CC BY