לא ידענא כמה, קא משמע לן דרבי אלעזר אמר רבי אושעיא.
I would not know how many days of redress there are. The Talmud therefore teaches us, from the statement that R' Elazar said that R' Oshaya said, that there are 7 days of redress.
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לא ידענא כמה, קא משמע לן דרבי אלעזר אמר רבי אושעיא.
I would not know how many days of redress there are. The Talmud therefore teaches us, from the statement that R' Elazar said that R' Oshaya said, that there are 7 days of redress.
וריש לקיש אמר: ״וחג הקציר״, איזהו חג שאתה חוגג וקוצר בו — הוי אומר זה עצרת. אימת? אילימא ביום טוב — קצירה ביום טוב מי שרי? אלא לאו לתשלומין.
And Reish Lakish said, providing a different proof: From the very name of the day: “And the Festival of harvest” (Exodus 23:16), we can learn the following: On which Festival do you celebrate and harvest? You must say it is Shavuot. When exactly does this apply? If we say that it is on the Festival day itself, is harvesting permitted on a Festival? Rather, is it not referring to the day of redress?
אמר רבי יוחנן: אלא מעתה, ״חג האסיף״: אי זהו חג שיש בו אסיפה — הוי אומר זה חג הסוכות, אימת? אילימא ביום טוב — מלאכה ביום טוב מי שרי? אלא בחולו של מועד. חולו של מועד מי שרי? אלא — חג הבא בזמן אסיפה, הכא נמי — חג הבא בזמן קצירה.
R' Yoḥanan said to Reish Lakish: However, if that is so, you should likewise say with regard to “the Festival of gathering” (Exodus 23:16): On which Festival is there gathering? You must say it is the festival of Sukkot. When exactly? If we say it is on the Festival day itself, is labor permitted on a Festival? Rather, it is referring to the intermediate Festival days. But on the intermediate Festival days, too, is it permitted? One may perform only work that, if neglected, would result in irretrievable loss. Rather, you must explain that “the Festival of gathering” is referring to the season of the year, i.e., the Festival that occurs during the time of gathering. Here too: “The Festival of harvest” means a Festival that occurs during the time of harvest.
מכלל דתרוייהו סבירא להו דחולו של מועד אסור בעשיית מלאכה.
§ The Talmud comments: Since Reish Lakish does not dispute the accuracy of R' Yoḥanan’s statement, it may be inferred from their statements that both of them hold that the performance of labor during the intermediate Festival days is prohibited by the Torah.
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