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Rav Sheisha, son of Rav Idi, said: Actually, the Mishnah is in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon, and here we are dealing with a case where the corpses found were of non-viable newborns buried in a smaller chamber only 6 cubits long. Adding a courtyard of 6 cubits and another regular-sized c
The Talmud asks: But since this is dealing with a chamber that was created for burying non-viable newborns, there too, with regard to that chamber, on the other side of the courtyard, we are dealing with a chamber created for non-viable newborns as well. Therefore, the total length of the catacomb
§ Above, the Talmud cited a baraita that relates a dispute between R' Shimon and the Rabbis with regard to 3 corpses buried close together. The Rabbis hold that this is not considered a graveyard, whereas R' Shimon maintains that it can be. And the Talmud raises a contradiction from another ruling o
As it is taught in a Mishnah (Kilayim 5:2): With regard to a vineyard that is planted on an area where there is less than 4 cubits of open space between the vines, R' Shimon says: It is not considered to be a vineyard with regard to the prohibition of diverse kinds and other halakhot, as it is overc
The ruling of the Rabbis in this Mishnah is difficult, as it is contradicted by the ruling of the Rabbis in the baraita, as there the Rabbis did not say: The middle ones are viewed as if they are not there. And the ruling of R' Shimon in this Mishnah is difficult, as it is contradicted by the ruli