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בערמת התבן, אבל לא בעצים שבמוקצה.
from the pile of straw, although he did not designate the pile for this purpose the day before; but one may not begin to take from the wood in the wood storage, a small yard behind the house where people store various items that they do not intend to use in the near future.
גמ׳ תנא: אם אי אפשר לשנות — מותר.
Talmud: A tanna taught in a baraita: If it is impossible to modify the manner in which one carries a vessel, whether due to the vessel or due to time constraints, it is permitted to act in the typical weekday manner.
אתקין רבא במחוזא: דדרו בדוחקא — לדרו ברגלא. דדרו ברגלא — לדרו באגרא. דדרו באגרא — לדרו באכפא. דדרו באכפא — נפרוס סודרא עלויה, ואם לא אפשר — שרי. דאמר מר: אם אי אפשר לשנות — מותר.
The Talmud relates that Rava instituted the following in his city, Meḥoza: One who usually carries his burden with difficulty on a weekday should modify his habit on a Festival and carry it on a pitchfork. One who usually carries it on a pitchfork should carry it on a carrying pole held by two people on their shoulders. One who carries it on a carrying pole held by two people on their shoulders should carry it on a carrying pole in his hands, although he is not thereby making it easier for himself. One who carries burdens on a carrying pole in his hands should spread a scarf [sudara] over it. And if it is not possible to make these modifications due to time constraints, it is permitted to proceed in the usual manner, as the Master said above: If it is impossible to modify, it is permitted.
אמר ליה רב חנן בר רבא לרב אשי: אמור רבנן כמה דאפשר לשנויי משנינן ביומא טבא. והא הני נשי דקא מליין חצבייהו מיא ביומא טבא, ולא קא משניין, ולא אמרינן להו ולא מידי!
Rav Ḥanan bar Rava said to Rav Ashi: The rabbis said: As much as it is possible to modify the weekday manner, one should modify on a Festival. A question was asked of Rav Ashi: But don’t those women fill their jugs with water on a Festival without modifying, and we say nothing to them by way of protest; why do we not instruct them to alter their usual manner?
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