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וכולן רשאין כהנים לשנות באכילתן – לאכלן צלויין שלוקין ומבושלין, ולתת לתוכן תבלי חולין ותבלי תרומה. דברי רבי ישמעאל. אמר ליה: הנח לתרומת תבלין – דרבנן.
And with regard to all of the offerings that are eaten, the priests are permitted to alter the manner of their consumption and eat them as they choose. Therefore, the priests are permitted to eat them roasted, boiled, or cooked, and they are likewise permitted to place non-sacred spices or teruma spices in the cooking pot. This is the statement of R' Yishmael. This indicates that it is permitted to spice offerings with teruma spices ab initio, despite the fact that this reduces the time available to eat the teruma. Rabba said to Abaye: Set aside the halakha of teruma of spices, as this teruma applies by rabbinic law, not by Torah law.
איתיביה: אין לוקחין תרומה בכסף מעשר, מפני שממעט באכילתה; ורבי שמעון מתיר! אישתיק ליה.
Abaye raised an objection to Rabba from a Mishnah (Ma’aser Sheni 3:2): One may not purchase teruma with second tithe money, because he thereby limits the circumstances for the eating of the teruma. Teruma may be eaten in any place and even by an acute mourner, i.e., one whose relative died that same day and has not yet been buried, whereas second tithe and food purchased with second tithe money must be eaten in Jerusalem and is prohibited to an acute mourner. And R' Shimon permits one to purchase teruma with second tithe money. This indicates that R' Shimon allows one to bring teruma to the status of unfitness. Rabba was silent in response to his statement, and did not answer Abaye.
כי אתא לקמיה דרב יוסף, אמר ליה: אמאי לא תותביה מהא – אין מבשלין ירק של שביעית בשמן של תרומה, שלא יביאו קדשים לבית הפסול; ורבי שמעון מתיר!
When Abaye came before Rav Yosef and told him of his discussion with Rabba, Rav Yosef said to him: Why didn’t you raise an objection to Rabba from this Mishnah (Shevi’it 8:7): One may not cook vegetables of the Sabbatical Year in teruma oil, so that one does not bring consecrated food, teruma, to the status of unfitness, as the teruma oil would have to be eaten before the time of the removal of the Sabbatical Year produce; and R' Shimon permits one to cook in this manner. Evidently, R' Shimon allows one to bring teruma to the status of unfitness ab initio.