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due to diverse kinds, i.e., that he violated the prohibition of planting food crops in a vineyard, as he did not commit an act of planting; nor due to concern that he violated the prohibition against working the land during the Sabbatical Year; nor due to tithes, i.e., that it would be considered
Mishnah: If one did not cover a pot of cooked food on Friday while it was still day, he may not cover it after dark. However, if one covered it while it was still day and it was uncovered on Shabbat, he is permitted to cover it even on Shabbat. One may fill a jug with cold water on Shabbat and pla
Talmud: Rav Yehuda said that Shmuel said: It is permitted to insulate the cold food on Shabbat to keep it cold. There is no concern that this will lead one to insulate hot food on Shabbat to keep it hot. Rav Yosef said: What is Shmuel teaching us with this statement? We already learned in our Mishn
Abaye said to him: He teaches us a great deal. As, if it had been learned from the Mishnah alone, I would have said that the ruling that one is permitted to insulate cold food applies only to something that is not ordinarily insulated when it is hot. However, something that is commonly insulated whe
Rav Huna said that R' Yehuda HaNasi said: It is prohibited to insulate cold food on Shabbat to keep it cold. The Talmud raises an objection: Wasn’t it taught in a baraita that R' Yehuda HaNasi permitted cold food to be insulated on Shabbat? The Talmud answers: This is not difficult. This statement w