ERCHIN 15 (28 Sivan) - dedicated to the memory of Hagaon Rav Yisroel Zev (ben Rav Avrohom Tzvi) Gustman, ZT'L, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Netzach Yisrael-Ramailes (in Vilna, Brooklyn, and then Yerushalayim), author of Kuntresei Shi'urim, and renowned Dayan in pre-war and post-war Vilna, in honor of his Yahrzeit (28 Sivan). Dedicated by Talmidim who merited to study under him in Yerushalayim: Harav Eliezer Stern of Brooklyn NY, Rav Avraham Feldman, Rav Mordecai Kornfeld, Yechiel Wachtel, Michoel Starr and Dr. Yehoshua Daniel of Yerushalayim

1)

WHICH SPECIES ARE OBLIGATED IN CHALAH? (Yerushalmi Chalah Perek 1 Halachah 1 Daf 1a)

[ãó à òîåã à] [ãó à òîåã à (òåæ åäãø)] îúðé' çîùä ãáøéí çééáéï áçìä äçéèéí åäùòåøéï åäëåñîéï åùéáåìú ùåòì åäùéôåï

(a)

(Mishnah): [Doughs of] five matters (species) are obligated in Chalah - wheat, barley, spelt, oats, and rye.

äøé àìå çééáéï áçìä. åîöèøôéï æä òí æä

(b)

These are obligated in Chalah, and they join one with another (this will be explained);

åàñåøéí áçãù îìôðé äôñç åîì÷öåø îìôðé äòåîø

1.

They are forbidden [to eat] due to Chadash before [the Omer is offered on] Pesach, and to reap before the Omer;

åàí äùøéùå ÷åãí ìòåîø äòåîø îúéøï åàí ìàå àñåøéï òã ùéáà äòåîø äáà:

2.

If they took root before the Omer, the Omer permits them. If not, they are forbidden until the coming Omer.

âî' çîùä ãáøéí çééáéï áçìä ëå'

(c)

(Gemara - Mishnah): Five matters are obligated in Chalah...

ëúé' [áîãáø èå éè] åäéä áàëìëí îìçí äàøõ úøéîå úøåîä ìä'. éëåì éäå ëì äãáøéí çééáéï áçìä

(d)

Suggestion: It says "v'Hayah b'Achalchem mi'Lechem ha'Aretz Tarimu Serumah la'Shem" - perhaps [doughs of] all matters are obligated in Chalah!

ú"ì îìçí åìà ëì ìçí àí îìçí åìà ëì ìçí.

(e)

Rejection: "Mi'Lechem", and not all bread.

àéï ìé àìà çèéï åùòåøéï áìáã. ëåñîéï ùáåìú ùåòì åùéôåï îðééï

(f)

Suggestion: Perhaps only wheat and barley (for which Eretz Yisrael is praised) are obligated. What is the source for spelt, oats and rye?

ú"ì [ùí ë] øàùéú òøéñåúéëí øéáä

(g)

Rejection: "Reishis Arisoseichem" includes [these].

åøéáä äëì:

(h)

Suggestion: We should say that it includes everything!

øáé éåñé áùí )ø"ù úðé ø' éùîòàì áï øáé éåðä øáé æòéøà ø"ù áï ì÷éù áùí øáé éùîòàì à"ø îðà àæìéú ì÷éñøéï åùîòéú [ãó à òîåã á (òåæ åäãø)] ø' [ãó à òîåã á] àçååä åø' æòéøà. åàáà) [ö"ì øùá"ì àæìéú ì÷ñøéï åùîòéú ø' àçà áø' æòéøà àîø àáà - àåø æøåò à:øéã] äåä àîø ìéä áùí øáé éùîòàì (àåîø - àåø æøåò îåç÷å) ðàîø ìçí áôñç åðàîø ìçí áçìä. îä ìçí ùðàîø áôñç ãáø ùäåà áà ìéãé îöä åçîõ. àó ìçí ùðàîø áçìä ãáø ùäåà áà ìéãé îöä åçîõ.

(i)

Rejection (R. Yosi citing Reish Lakish): I went to Kisarin, and I heard R. Acha b'Ribi Ze'ira say 'my father (R. Ze'ira) used to say in the name of R. Yishmael, it says "Lechem [Oni]" regarding Pesach, and it says "Lechem" regarding Chalah. Just like Lechem said about Pesach is something that comes to Matzah or Chametz (i.e. if it is baked quickly, it is Matzah, and if not, it becomes Chametz), also Lechem said about Chalah is something that comes to Matzah or Chametz.' (We explained this like OHR ZARU'A);

åáã÷å åîöàå ùàéï ìê áà ìéãé îöä åçîõ àìà çîùú äîéðéí áìáã. åùàø ëì äãáøéí àéðï áàéï ìéãé îöä åçîõ àìà ìéãé ñéøçåï.

1.

[Chachamim] checked, and found that nothing comes to Matzah or Chametz other than the five species (grains). Other matters do not come to Matzah or Chametz, rather, they merely rot.

úðé à"ø éåçðï áï ðåøé ÷øîéú çééáú áçìä.

(j)

(Beraisa - R. Yochanan ben Nuri): Karamis (fennel or cumin?) is obligated in Chalah.

(øéá"ð àîø) [ö"ì åëï äéä øéá"ð àåîø àåøæ îéï ãâï äåà, åçééáéï òì çéîåöå ëøú, ùëï - äâø"à] áàä äéà ìéãé îöä åçîõ. åøáðéï àîøé àéðä áàä ìéãé îöä åçîõ.

1.

And so R. Yochanan ben Nuri used to say, rice is a kind of Degen (grain), and one is Chayav Kares for its Chimutz [during Pesach], for it comes to Matzah or Chametz. Rabanan say, it does not come to Matzah or Chametz. (We explained this like GRA.)

åéáã÷åä.

(k)

Question: We should check [whether or not it comes to Matzah or Chametz]!

òì òé÷ø áãé÷úä äï çåì÷éï. øéá"ð àîø áã÷åä åîöàåä ùäéà áàä ìéãé îöä åçîõ. åøáðéï àîøé áã÷åä åìà îöàå àåúä ùäéà áàä ìéãé îöä åçîõ.

(l)

Answer: They argue about the test. R. Yochanan ben Nuri says that they checked, and found that it comes to Matzah or Chametz. Rabanan say that they checked, and did not find that it comes to Matzah or Chametz. (I.e. it ferments a little. They argue about whether or not this is Chimutz.)