Sheviis 2:2 — Work permitted until Rosh Hashana

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נושא · Topicעֲבוֹדוֹת הַמֻּתָּרוֹת עַד רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָהWork permitted until Rosh Hashana
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Mishnah שביעית ב׳:ב׳ · Sheviis 2:2
מְזַבְּלִין וּמְעַדְּרִין בַּמִּקְשָׁאוֹת וּבַמִּדְלָעוֹת עַד רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה.
וְכֵן בְּבֵית הַשְּׁלָחִין.
מְיַבְּלִין, מְפָרְקִין, מְאַבְּקִין, מְעַשְּׁנִין, עַד רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה.
רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, אַף נוֹטֵל הוּא אֶת הֶעָלֶה מִן הָאֶשְׁכּוֹל בַּשְּׁבִיעִית:
One may manure and hoe in cucumber and gourd fields until Rosh Hashana.
And likewise in an irrigated field.
One may remove growths, strip leaves, dust the roots, and fumigate, until Rosh Hashana.
Rabbi Shimon says: one may even remove a leaf from the grape cluster in Sheviis itself:
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Work permitted until Rosh Hashana▾
CaseRulingReason
Which field-work runs right up to Rosh Hashana?Fertilizing and hoeing the cucumber and gourd beds — likewise in an irrigated field
Trimming knots
Stripping dead leaves
Dusting roots with ash
Smoking out pests		—
May anything be done on Sheviis itself?Rabbi Shimon: Yes — even removing a leaf from the grape-cluster—
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