Last week we mentioned the enigmatic statement of the Gemara (Shabbos 74a) that says, “If you have in front of you types of food: separate and eat, separate and put down. And don’t separate. And if you separate, you are chayav chatas”.
The first explanation of this statement is given by Oolah. He explains, “Separate and eat for [use on] that day, separate and put down for [use on] that day. And for tomorrow, don’t separate, and if you do separate you are chayav chatas”. Oolah understands that the prohibition of separating is only for the next day. All separating done for use on the same day is permitted.
Rav Chisda immediately asks that just as it is prohibited to cook for use on shabbos, why should separating be any different?! He says that the definition of a prohibited act never includes the time period for which it is done (עיין רש"י שם ד"ה וכי מותר לאפות)! He rejects Oolah’s explanation, and offers his own (which we will discuss next week). To understand how Oolah could respond, we will have to wait until we have discussed the final explanation.
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