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The Talmud wonders: Is that to say according to Rav, that due to dyeing, yes, he is liable; due to taking a life, no, he is exempt? Rather, emend Rav’s statement and say: He is liable due to dyeing as well. And Rav said: I will say something as an explanation with regard to the statement I said,
We learned in the Mishnah, among those liable for performing primary categories of labor: And one who salts it and one who tans it. The Talmud asks: The prohibited labor of salting is the same as the prohibited labor of tanning, i.e., salting is a stage in the tanning process. R' Yoḥanan and Reish
We learned in the Mishnah, among those liable for performing primary categories of labor: And one who smooths it and one who cuts it. R' Aḥa bar Ḥanina said: One who rubs the hide between the pillars on Shabbat, i.e., places the skin between pillars made for that purpose (Rav Hai Gaon) and rubs it
We learned in the Mishnah, among those liable for performing primary categories of labor: And one who writes two letters. A baraita states: One who wrote one large letter, and in its space there is room to write two, is exempt, as he wrote only one letter. However, one who erased one large letter,
We learned in the Mishnah, among those liable for performing primary categories of labor: One who builds and one who dismantles; one who extinguishes and one who kindles; and one who strikes a blow with a hammer. With regard to the labor of striking a blow with a hammer, it is Rabba and R' Zeira wh