Sheviis 2:4 — Caring for saplings until Rosh Hashana

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ZeraimSederסדרזְרָעִים
SheviisMesechtaמסכתשביעית
2Perekפרקב׳
4Mishnahמשנהד׳
נושא · Topicטִפּוּל בַּנְּטִיעוֹת עַד רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָהCaring for saplings until Rosh Hashana
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Mishnah שביעית ב׳:ד׳ · Sheviis 2:4
מְזַהֲמִין אֶת הַנְּטִיעוֹת, וְכוֹרְכִין אוֹתָן, וְקוֹטְמִין אוֹתָן, וְעוֹשִׂין לָהֶן בָּתִּים, וּמַשְׁקִין אוֹתָן, עַד רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה.
רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בַּר צָדוֹק אוֹמֵר, אַף מַשְׁקֶה הוּא אֶת הַנּוֹף בַּשְּׁבִיעִית, אֲבָל לֹא אֶת הָעִקָּר:
One may smear the saplings, and wrap them, and trim them, and make shelters for them, and water them, until Rosh Hashana.
Rabbi Elazar bar Tzadok says: one may even water the foliage in Sheviis, but not the root:
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Caring for saplings until Rosh Hashana▾
CaseRulingReason
What care may saplings be given until Rosh Hashana?Coating them
Wrapping them
Trimming them
Building them shelters
Watering them		—
May one water on Sheviis itself?Rabbi Elazar bar Tzadok: The foliage — yes; the root — no—
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