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נפקא מינה? לגיטי נשים.
the practical halakhic difference that emerges from this change of names? It is in the area of women’s bills of divorce. With regard to bills of divorce, special care is devoted to ensuring that the name of the place where the bill is written is not altered. Therefore, it is important to be aware that Babylon underwent a name change in later generations.
מתני׳ רבי ישמעאל אומר: שלשה הדסים ושתי ערבות, לולב אחד, ואתרוג אחד. אפילו שנים קטומים, ואחד אינו קטום. רבי טרפון אומר: אפילו שלשתן קטומים. רבי עקיבא אומר: כשם שלולב אחד ואתרוג אחד — כך הדס אחד וערבה אחת.
Mishnah: R' Yishmael says: The mitzva of the 4 species is to take 3 myrtle branches, and two willow branches, one lulav, and one etrog. With regard to the myrtle branches, even if the tops of two are severed and the top of one is not severed, it is fit. R' Tarfon says: Even if the tops of all 3 are severed, it is fit. R' Akiva says with regard to the number of each of the species: Just as there is one lulav and one etrog, so too there is one myrtle branch and one willow branch.
גמ׳ תניא, רבי ישמעאל אומר: ״פרי עץ הדר״ — אחד. ״כפת תמרים״ — אחד. ״ענף עץ עבות״ — שלשה. ״ערבי נחל״ — שתים. ואפילו שנים קטומים, ואחד שאינו קטום. רבי טרפון אומר: שלשה, ואפילו שלשתן קטומים. רבי עקיבא אומר: כשם שלולב אחד ואתרוג אחד, כך הדס אחד וערבה אחת.
Talmud: It was taught in a baraita that R' Yishmael says: “The fruit of a beautiful tree” (Leviticus 23:40); that is one etrog. “Branches of a date palm”; that is one lulav. Based on tradition, kappot is written without the letter vav. Although the word is vocalized in the plural, the lack of the vav indicates that only one is required. “Boughs of a dense-leaved tree”; these are 3, as the verse is referring to a branch with several stems. “Willows of the brook”; these are two, as it is plural. Even if the tops of two are severed and the top of one is not severed, it is fit. R' Tarfon says: Even if the tops of all 3 are severed, it is fit. R' Akiva says: Just as there is one lulav and one etrog, so too, there is one myrtle branch and one willow branch.
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