Pisqa’ 1341
1
“Then you shall cook and eat it
in the place which HASHEM your God shall choose for it” (Dt.16:7).
This teaches that
[when Passover eve and Sabbath eve coincide,]
they may return {the whole carcass
[to the fire if it is under-cooked],
but they may not return}2 the pieces or the limbs:
words of R. Judah.
R. Yose says:
On the Sabbath—
either this way [whole] or that way [in pieces],
it is forbidden.
On the Festival day—
either this way or that way,
it is permitted.3
2
“And you shall turn around in the morning
and travel to your homes”4 (Dt.16:7).
This teaches that
[pilgrims with Passover offerings]
require an over-night stay in Jerusalem.
I infer only that
they alone require an overnight stay.
On what basis do I know
to include under this rule
[pilgrims with] bird-offerings, grain-offerings,
wine-libations, frankincense, or wood-offerings?
The Teaching states:
“And you shall turn” (Dt.16:7)—
any turning [from Jerusalem] that you make,
must be from the morning and thereafter.
3
R. Judah says:
Is it possible to say that
even the Minor Passover,5
requires an over-night stay in Jerusalem?
The Teaching states:
“And you shall turn around in the morning
and travel to your homes” (Dt.16:7).
And it continues:
“Six days shall you eat unleavened-bread” (Dt.16:8).
[Conclude from this:]
a rite requiring six days,
also requires an over-night stay.
This excludes the Minor Passover,
which is a rite requiring only one day.
But sages say:
Look—the Minor Passover is like
the wood-offering and frankincense,
[lasting for only a day, but]
requiring an over-night stay in Jerusalem.
4
“Six days shall you eat unleavened-bread” (Dt.16:8).
R. Shimon says:
One verse states—
“six days shall you eat unleavened-bread” (Dt.16:8),
but another verse states—
“Seven days unleavened-bread shall you eat” (Ex.12:15)—
[how do we reconcile this apparent contradiction]?
Unleavened-bread is eaten all seven days—
but for six days eat it from the new grain,
and on the seventh day
eat unleavened-bread from the old year’s grain.6