Today's Mishnah Yomi
Eduyos 4:2 - 4:3
The Mishnah Yomi for Monday, March 31, 2025 is Eduyos 4:2 - 4:3
Mishnah 1
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Mishnayos Eduyos Perek 4 Mishnah 2
עדיות פרק ד׳ משנה ב׳
A beast which was born on a festival all agree that it is permitted; and a chicken which was hatched from the egg all agree that it is forbidden. He who slaughters a wild animal or a bird on a festival Beth Shammai says: he may dig with a pronged tool and cover up [the blood] , but Beth Hillel says: he may not slaughter unless he has had earth made ready. But they agree that if he did slaughter he should dig with a pronged tool and cover up [the blood, and] that the ashes of a stove count as being prepared for the holiday.
בְּהֵמָה שֶׁנּוֹלְדָה בְיוֹם טוֹב, הַכֹּל מוֹדִים שֶׁהִיא מֻתֶּרֶת. וְאֶפְרוֹחַ שֶׁיָּצָא מִן הַבֵּיצָה, הַכֹּל מוֹדִים שֶׁהוּא אָסוּר. הַשּׁוֹחֵט חַיָּה וָעוֹף בְּיוֹם טוֹב, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, יַחְפֹּר בַּדֶּקֶר וִיכַסֶּה. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, לֹא יִשְׁחֹט אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן הָיָה לוֹ עָפָר מוּכָן. וּמוֹדִים שֶׁאִם שָׁחַט, שֶׁיַּחְפֹּר בַּדֶּקֶר וִיכַסֶּה. שֶׁאֵפֶר כִּירָה מוּכָן הוּא:
Bartenura
הכל מודים שהיא מותרת. והוא שיודע בעובר שכלו לו חדשיו:
ואפרוח שיצא. הכל מודים שהוא אסור, משום שרץ העוף:
השוחט חיה ועוף. הבא לשחוט חיה ועוף ביום טוב, ימלך בבית דין כיצד יעשה:
בית שמאי אומרים. בית דין מורים לו שישחוט לכתחלה ויחפור בדקר נעוץ שיש לו מבעוד יום, כלומר שיעקור אותו ממקום נעיצתו ויעלה עפר ויכסה בו. ומיירי כשהוא נעוץ בעפר תיחוח הראוי לכסות, שאינו מחוסר כתישה:
דקר. יתד שנועצין בארץ. לשון וידקור את שניהם [במדבר כ״ה]:
שאפר כירה מוכן הוא. לאו אמלתייהו דבית שמאי ובית הלל קאי, אלא מלתא באנפה נפשיה היא. והכי קאמר, ואפר כירה מוכן הוא, ולא שנו אלא שהוסק מערב יום טוב, אבל הוסק ביום טוב, אסור, דליכא למימר מאתמול דעתיה עלויה. ואם ראוי לצלות בו ביצה, שעדיין הוא רמץ חם, מותר לכסות בו. איידי דחזי להפוכי בו לצלות בו ביצה, שקיל ליה נמי ומכסה בו:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Eduyos Perek 4 Mishnah 3
עדיות פרק ד׳ משנה ג׳
Beth Shammai says: [produce pronounced] ownerless with respect to the poor [only] is counted as ownerless. But Beth Hillel says: it is not counted as ownerless unless it is made ownerless also with respect to the rich, as in the year of release (shmittah). If all the sheaves of the field were of one kav each and one was of four kavs, and it was forgotten, Beth Shammai says: it does not count as forgotten, And Beth Hillel says: it counts as forgotten.
בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, הֶבְקֵר לָעֲנִיִּים, הֶבְקֵר. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, אֵינוֹ הֶבְקֵר, עַד שֶׁיֻּבְקַר אַף לָעֲשִׁירִים כַּשְּׁמִטָּה. כָּל עָמְרֵי הַשָּׂדֶה שֶׁל קַב קַב, וְאֶחָד שֶׁל אַרְבָּעָה קַבִּין, וּשְׁכָחוֹ, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, אֵינוֹ שִׁכְחָה. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, שִׁכְחָה:
Bartenura
הבקר לעניים הבקר (this Mishnah is also taught in Tractate Peah, Chapter 6, Mishnah 1)– he who renounced ownership for the poor but not for the rich, the law of renunciation applies to him, and he is not liable for gleanings, forgotten produce, the corner or the field nor for tithes, as it is written (Leviticus 19:10): ”[You shall not pick your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard;] you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger…” What is the meaning of “you shall leave them?” It teaches about another form of leaving, that is renunciation of ownership like this, just as it is for the poor and not for the rich, so renunciation of ownership is for the poor and not for the rich.
עד שיפקיר אף לעשירים כשמטה – as it is written (Exodus 23:11): “But in the seventh you shall let it rest and lie fallow…” What does it mean “and lie fallow?” It comes to teach on another form of lying fallow, that is, a renunciation of ownership which is like the Seventh year. Just as the Seventh year is for the poor and for the rich, so too, renunciation of ownership is for the poor and for the rich.
כל עומרי השדה של קב קב – if each of all the sheaves in the field were one kab, and one was four kabim and he forgot that one, that is forgetting. More than this, it is not forgetting, and similarly, if all the sheaves were two kabs and one was eight kabs and he forgot it, that is also forgetfulness. More than this is not forgetfulness.
הפקר לעניים הפקר. מי שהפקיר לעניים ולא לעשירים, דין הפקר יש לו, ואינו חייב בלקט שכחה ופאה ולא במעשרות, דכתיב בלקט ופאה (ויקרא י״ט:י׳) לעני ולגר תעזוב אותם, מה תלמוד לומר תעזוב אותם, לימד על עזיבה אחרת, דהיינו הפקר שהיא כזו, מה זו לעניים ולא עשירים, אף הפקר לעניים:
עד שיפקיר אף לעשירים כשמיטה. דכתיב (שמות כ״ג:י״א) והשביעית תשמטנה ונטשתה, מה תלמוד לומר ונטשתה, לימד על נטישה אחרת, דהיינו הפקר, שהיא כשביעית, מה שביעית לעניים ולעשירים אף הפקר לעניים ולעשירים:
כל עומרי השדה של קב קב. אם היו כל עומרי השדה כל אחד מהן קב ואחד של ארבעת קבין, ושכחו, הרי זה שכחה, יותר על כן אינו שכחה. וכן אם היו כל. העומרים שני קבין ואחד משמונה קבין, ושכחו, הרי זה שכחה, יתר על כן אינה שכחה:
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Mishnah Yomi is a daily study program where participants study two mishnayot (individual teachings from the Mishnah) every day. By following this program, one can complete the entire Mishnah in about six years.
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In 1934, the Kozoglover Gaon, Rav Aryeh Tzvi Frommer, who took over from Rav Meir Shapiro (the founder of Daf Yomi) as the head of Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, initiated the Mishnah Yomi cycle, focusing on Seder Zeraim and Seder Taharos. After World War II, in 1947, Rav Yonah Sztencl, a disciple of Rav Frommer, expanded the program, advocating for a comprehensive study of Shishah Sidrei Mishnah. The idea of studying two Mishnayos daily gained the support of figures like Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer, the Tchebiner Rov, and the Gerer Rebbe, marking the formal inception of Mishnah Yomi.
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הכל מודים שהוא מותרת – for it known that the fetus completed its months.
ואפרוח שיצא – everyone admits/agrees that it is prohibited because of the moving creatures of the birds.
השוחט חיה ועוף (this part of the Mishnah is also taught in Tractate Betzah, Chapter 1, Mishnah 2) – who comes to slaughter beasts and fowl on Holy Days and they took counsel in the Jewish court how one might do this.
ב"ש אומרים – The Jewish court teaches him that he may slaughter [the animal] ab initio and dig with a mattock/pronged-tool stuck into the ground that he has while it is still daylight, that is to say, he should from the place where it is stuck and bring up dirt and cover it (i.e., the blood]. And we are speaking of that which is stuck in crushed/loose earth that is suitable for covering which is not lacking crushing/pounding.
דקר – a peg which we stick into the ground; the language of (Numbers 25:8): “[He followed the Israelite into the chamber] and stabbed both of them…”
שאפר כירה מוכן הוא – it does not refer to the matters of the Schools of Shammai and Hillel but rather it is an independent matter of its own and this is how it should be understood: the ashes of the stove may be regarded as set in readiness. And it is not taught that it was heated from the Eve of the Holy Day, but if it was heated on the Holy Day, it is prohibited as we cannot say that from the day before, our mind was upon it. And if it is appropriate to roast an egg in it, for still there are hot ashes/embers, it is permitted to cover it. Since one can turn it over to roast it an egg, we can take it also and cover it.