Pesachim 56B

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מאן שמעת ליה דאמר ״מיחו״ ו״לא מיחו״⁠ — רבי יהודה. וקתני: קוצרין ברצון חכמים! וליטעמיך, הני ארבעה הוה! אלא: סמי מיכן קצירה.

Whom did you hear that said: Reprimanded and did not reprimand? It is R' Yehuda, as R' Meir uses the terminology: In keeping with the will and against the will. And yet, R' Yehuda is teaching in the baraita that they would harvest in keeping with the will of the rabbis. The Talmud answers with a question: And according to your reasoning, these 3 activities listed in the Mishnah, for which the rabbis did not reprimand them, are actually 4: Grafting palms, bundling Shema, harvesting, and piling. They are not 3 activities, as stated. Rather, delete harvest from the Mishnah here. Harvesting should not be listed with the activities for which the rabbis did not reprimand them.

ומתירין גמזיות של הקדש של חרוב ושל שקמה. אמרו: אבותינו לא הקדישו אלא קורות, ואנו נתיר גמזיות של הקדש של חרוב ושל שקמה. ובגידולין הבאין לאחר מכאן עסקינן, וסברי לה כמאן דאמר: אין מעילה בגידולין. ורבנן סברי: נהי דמעילה ליכא, איסורא מיהא איכא.

It was taught in the baraita: They would permit the use of consecrated branches of carob and of sycamore trees. The Talmud explains the reason: They said: Our fathers consecrated only the tree trunks, and therefore we can permit the consecrated branches that have grown from the branches of carob and of sycamore trees. The Talmud explains that we are dealing with the growth that came afterward, and they hold in accordance with the one who said: There is no misuse of consecrated property with regard to subsequent growth. And the Rabbis hold: Although there is no misuse of consecrated property, in any case, there is a prohibition.

ופורצין פרצות. אמר עולא אמר רבי שמעון בן לקיש: מחלוקת בשל מכבדות, דרבנן סברי: גזרינן שמא יעלה ויתלוש, ואנשי יריחו סברי: לא גזרינן שמא יעלה ויתלוש. אבל בשל בין הכיפין ⁠— דברי הכל מותר.

It was taught in the baraita that the residents of Jericho created breaches so that during years of famine the poor could take fruit that fell on Shabbat and Festivals. Ulla said that R' Shimon ben Lakish said: This dispute between the residents of Jericho and the rabbis is with regard to dates no longer attached to the tree that fell onto the upper palm branches [makhebedot]. The rabbis hold: We issue a decree to prohibit taking these dates, lest one climb the tree and pick dates still attached to the tree. And the people of Jericho hold: We do not issue a decree lest one climb the tree and pick dates. However, with regard to dates that fell onto lower palm branches [keifin], everyone agrees that taking fruit from these branches is permitted.

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