Sheviis 2:1 — Plowing a grain field on erev Sheviis

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נושא · Topicחֲרִישַׁת שְׂדֵה הַלָּבָן עֶרֶב שְׁבִיעִיתPlowing a grain field on erev Sheviis
This Mishnah is:a rule · with a machlokeswhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ב׳:א׳ · Sheviis 2:1
עַד אֵימָתַי חוֹרְשִׁין בִּשְׂדֵה הַלָּבָן עֶרֶב שְׁבִיעִית.
עַד שֶׁתִּכְלֶה הַלֵּחָה, כָּל זְמַן שֶׁבְּנֵי אָדָם חוֹרְשִׁים לִטַּע בַּמִּקְשָׁאוֹת וּבַמִּדְלָעוֹת.
אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, נָתַתָּ תּוֹרַת כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד בְּיָדוֹ,
אֶלָּא בִּשְׂדֵה הַלָּבָן עַד הַפֶּסַח, וּבִשְׂדֵה הָאִילָן עַד עֲצֶרֶת:
Until when may one plow a grain field on erev Sheviis?
until the moisture dries up, as long as people still plow to plant cucumber and gourd fields.
Said Rabbi Shimon, you have put the ruling of each and every person into his own hands!
Rather: in a grain field until Pesach, and in an orchard until Atzeres:
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case/objectrestrictive rulingpermissive rulingTannacondition
Structure
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עַד אֵימָתַי חוֹרְשִׁין בִּשְׂדֵה הַלָּבָן עֶרֶב שְׁבִיעִית moist dry עַד שֶׁתִּכְלֶה הַלֵּחָה כָּל זְמַן שֶׁבְּנֵי אָדָם חוֹרְשִׁים לִטַּע בַּמִּקְשָׁאוֹת וּבַמִּדְלָעוֹת no fixed date אֶלָּא בִּשְׂדֵה הַלָּבָן עַד הַפֶּסַח Rabbi Shimon — one fixed post
Summary Chart
Plowing a grain field on erev Sheviis▾
CaseRulingReason
Until when may a grain field (sedei halavan) be plowed on erev Sheviis?Tanna Kamma: Until the moisture is gone—
Rabbi Shimon: Until Pesach; an orchard — until Atzeres—
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