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Beriyah: A Grain, an Ant, and the Language of Liability - Gefet with Rabbanit Yael Shimoni
Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiur
In the Mishnah at the beginning of the chapter, there is a debate between Rabbi Shimon and the Sages regarding the concept of beriyah (a complete entity). Rabbi Shimon holds that eating even the smallest amount of a forbidden item—if it constitutes a complete entity—incurs lashes. The Sages disagree, requiring a minimum quantity (kezayit) for liability. Rabbi Shimon challenges them: if one who eats an ant is liable, then surely eating a single grain of wheat should also be. The Mishnah doesn't clarify how the Sages responded…
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