Study Shabbat folio 157A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
One may chop wood neither from beams set aside for building nor from a beam that broke on a Festival. Apparently, this unattributed Mishnah is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda. The Talmud answers that R' Yoḥanan answered: That Mishnah is actually in accordance with the opinion of R' Yose
Come and hear a proof from another Mishnah: One may neither give water to nor slaughter wild desert animals, animals that are always grazing in the fields. Since people do not generally tend to them, they are considered set-aside and may not be used. Giving them water would ease removal of their hid
The Talmud answers: R' Yoḥanan found a different unattributed Mishnah in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon. Beit Shammai say: One may lift bones and peels and shells, which are set-aside, from the table on Shabbat. And Beit Hillel say: One must remove the entire board from atop the table and
Rav Aḥa and Ravina disputed this matter. One said: In all of the halakhot of Shabbat in which there is a tannaitic dispute involving R' Shimon, the halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon, except for the case of an item set aside due to repulsiveness. And what is that case? It is the
Mishnah: A father or husband may nullify his daughter’s or his wife’s vows on Shabbat, and one may request from a Sage to dissolve vows that are for the purpose of Shabbat. Failure to dissolve the vow will compromise one’s fulfillment of the mitzva to delight in Shabbat. And one may seal a window