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The Talmud asks: But can you establish that the opinion of R' Shimon is in accordance with the opinion of R' Akiva, that one who sells or consecrates property does so generously? But isn’t it taught in a baraita: If one consecrates 3 trees in a field where 10 trees are planted in an area required f
The baraita continues: If the ratio of land to trees was less than this, and the trees were planted more densely, or if the ratio of land to trees was more than this, and the trees were planted less densely, or if he consecrated each of the trees separately, one after the other, this person has co
The Talmud clarifies: Whose opinion is expressed in the baraita? If it is the opinion of R' Akiva, doesn’t he say that one who sells, sells generously, and all the more so one who consecrates does so generously? This being the case, even if the trees were consecrated one after the other, some of the
And the opinion of R' Shimon is in accordance with the opinion of whom? If it is in accordance with the opinion of R' Akiva, doesn’t he say that one who sells, sells generously, and all the more so one who consecrates does so generously? Rather, it is obvious that his opinion is in accordance with