Study Gittin folio 12A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
Perhaps that is not so. Perhaps this is not the point of dispute between R' Eliezer and the Rabbis. There are two ways to explain why this might not be the case. First, it is possible that R' Eliezer states his opinion only there, when the person took possession of the pe’a despite not being eligi
Second, one can argue from the opposite perspective: The Rabbis state their opinion only there, that one cannot acquire on behalf of the poor person, as it is written: “The corner of your field you shall not reap and the gleaning of your harvest you shall not gather; for the poor you shall leave t
The Talmud asks: And as for R' Eliezer, with regard to this verse: “You shall not gather,” what does he do with it? How does he interpret this phrase, from which the Rabbis derived that one may not collect pe’a on behalf of a poor person? The Talmud answers: He requires it to warn a poor person wi
§ The Mishnah taught: As, if the master wishes not to sustain his slave he is allowed to act accordingly. The Talmud comments: Conclude from the Mishnah that the master is legally able to say to his slave: Work for me but I will not sustain you.
The Talmud rejects this claim: This is not a conclusive proof, as with what are we dealing here, in the Mishnah? We are dealing with a case where he said to the slave: Spend your earnings to sustain yourself. In other words, I will not provide for you; rather, you must work and earn money for your