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Summary

Mishna:

It happened that they brought a pottage for Rabban Yochanan ben Zakai to taste, and two dates and some water for Rabban Gamliel. They said: Take it up to the sukkah [on the roof].

When they would give Rabbi Tzadok less than a k’beitzah of food [even bread], he would take it with a cloth (he ate with tahara and would wash his hands before touching food, but for such a small amount he wouldn’t wash, so he would avoid touching the food directly), he would eat it outside of the sukkah, and he wouldn’t recite the blessing after it.

Gemara:

Challenge: Is the mishna quoting a story that contradicts the law it is teaching [Rabbi Tzadok didn’t follow the stringency of Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai and Rabban Gamliel]?

Resolution: The mishna is telling us that with regard to this law one can be stringent and is not considered arrogant (in general it’s not good to be demonstrative with one’s stringencies, but here it’s permitted).

When they would give Rabbi Tzadok less than a k’beitzah of food [even bread], he would take it with a cloth, he would eat it outside of the sukkah, and he wouldn’t recite the blessing after it.

Challenge: It seems that Rabbi Tzadok would not permit eating a full k’beitzah outside of the sukkah. This would be a challenge to the opinions of Rav Yosef and Abayye (21.6).

Resolution: Perhaps the mishna is only teaching Rabbi Tzadok’s law of a beitzah with regard to the laws of netilas yodayim* and birchas hamazon, but one is still allowed to eat a beitzah or more outside of the sukkah.

 

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* Tosfos: More than a k’beitzah cannot be eaten by covering one’s hands with a cloth because we’re concerned that he might touch the bread with his hands. But there is a difficulty here, because Rabbi Tzadok was a kohen who is permitted to eat more than a k’beitzah with a cloth. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate