BS”D

Beitza 39a

1- We concluded the Sugya of the definition of Techumin –  ממון או איסור.

2- The Gemara talks about דבר שיש לו מתירין .

We mentioned the classic explanation of the Ran (Nedarim 52a).

We spoke in the past about the Ran when we learned Daf 3b:

http://www.shiurpoints.com/?p=462

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The Ran in Nedarim (52a) explains that the reason why, normally, an item of Issur becomes annulled in a mixture with items of Heter is because when opposites combine they contrast against each other and annul (whichever one is the majority is Mevatel the one which is the minority). This is the mechanism behind the concept of Bitul. When like items combine they cannot be Mevatel each other because there is no contrast. 

Normally, when an item of Issur becomes mixed with Heter, one annuls the other. Even though the two items are the same type of food, they contrast because one is Asur and one is Mutar, and thus they are considered opposites. However, if an item is Asur now and will become Mutar later, it cannot become annulled when it falls into Heter because there is not enough opposition; it is as if the item of Isur (which will become Mutar later) is Mutar right now.

 

דהיינו טעמא משום דמין במינו לא בטיל לפי שכל דבר שהוא דומה לחבירו אינו

“מחלישו ומבטלו אלא מעמידו ומחזקו 

The Pnei Yehoshua has a totally different take on this.  Beitza 38a- ד”ה משום:

היינו משום דהוי כאילו הוכר האיסור ונסתלק משם היינו דוקא באיסור דתליא בטעמא

3- The Mishnah distinguishes between a burning coal and a flame. The  תחום of a piece of coal on Yom Tov is defined by the owner of the coal.

On the other hand a flame, since it is not tangible, is considered ownerless. Thus, one may light a match from someone’s flame on Yom Tov and move it away from the owners תחום into his own because ‘he didn’t take anything’.  

4- We discussed the same concept in regard to עבודה זרה. Can one use a flame from  עבודה זרה?

5- We mentioned Reb Yakov Chagiz. (1620–1674) See here. His famous Sefer is הלכות קטנות.

See here (2,41) where he writes something interesting.

The Gemara (19a) says in Gittin that a man may divorce his wife by tattooing a גט on the hand of a slave he owns. He then gives the slave as a gift to his wife. Once she accepts……she is divorced…..since she received the גט……

Now writes Reb Yakov Chagiz, if this slave walks out on Shabbos to the street….it is considered that he is carrying the גט. Although it is part of his body, nevertheless the fact that the owner wants this to be a proper גט  gives this importance.

He then refers to our Gemara that says that carrying a flame on Shabbos is not considered ‘carrying’. So why is the tattoo any different?

He concludes that a flame is רוחניות! And one cannot prohibit the carrying of a flame.

How can one carry a flame with a match or coal?

Next week. BLN.