Study Shabbat folio 119A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
I make a feast for the rabbis. Rava said: May I receive my reward because when a young Torah scholar comes before me for judgment, I do not put my head on the pillow until I seek as many of his merits as possible, based on conditions and his claims. Mar bar Rav Ashi said: I am disqualified to sit in
The Talmud now returns to the issue of delight in and deference to Shabbat. R' Ḥanina would wrap himself in his garment and stand at nightfall on Friday, and say: Come and we will go out to greet Shabbat the queen. R' Yannai put on his garment on Friday and said: Enter, O bride. Enter, O bride. Th
R' Abba bought 13 plain staters [astirei peshitei] worth half a zuz of meat from 13 butchers in deference to Shabbat, so that he would have various types of fine meat. And he would place the meats at the door hinge at the entrance to his house to hurry to bring another type of meat. And he said to t
Rav Safra would roast the head of an animal to prepare it for Shabbat. Rava salted a shibuta fish in deference to Shabbat. Rav Huna kindled lamps in deference to Shabbat. Rav Pappa spun the wicks for the Shabbat lamp. Rav Ḥisda cut the beets in preparation for Shabbat. Rabba and Rav Yosef cut wood.
The Talmud relates with regard to Yosef who cherishes Shabbat: There was a non-Jew in his neighborhood whose property was extremely plentiful. The astrologers said to the non-Jew with regard to all his property: Yosef who cherishes Shabbat will consume it. The non-Jew went and sold all of his prope