Sheviis 9:1 — Wild plants and aftergrowth (sefichin)

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SheviisMesechtaמסכתשביעית
9Perekפרקט׳
1Mishnahמשנהא׳
נושא · Topicגִּדּוּלֵי בָּר וּסְפִיחִיןWild plants and aftergrowth (sefichin)
This Mishnah is:a rule · with a machlokeswhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ט׳:א׳ · Sheviis 9:1
הַפֵּגָם, וְהַיַּרְבּוּזִין הַשּׁוֹטִים, וְהַחֲלַגְלוֹגִית, כֻּסְבָּר שֶׁבֶּהָרִים, וְהַכַּרְפַּס שֶׁבַּנְּהָרוֹת, וְהַגַּרְגֵּר שֶׁל אֲפָר,
פְּטוּרִין מִן הַמַּעַשְׂרוֹת,
וְנִלְקָחִין מִכָּל אָדָם בַּשְּׁבִיעִית,
שֶׁאֵין כַּיּוֹצֵא בָהֶם נִשְׁמָר.
רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, סְפִיחֵי חַרְדָּל, מֻתָּרִין, שֶׁלֹּא נֶחְשְׁדוּ עֲלֵיהֶן עוֹבְרֵי עֲבֵרָה.
רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, כָּל הַסְּפִיחִין מֻתָּרִין, חוּץ מִסְּפִיחֵי כְרוּב, שֶׁאֵין כַּיּוֹצֵא בָהֶם בְּיַרְקוֹת שָׂדֶה.
וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, כָּל הַסְּפִיחִין אֲסוּרִין:
Rue, wild amaranth, purslane, mountain coriander, river celery, and meadow cress -
are exempt from tithes,
and may be bought from anyone in Sheviis,
since their like is not [normally] guarded.
Rabbi Yehuda says: mustard aftergrowths are permitted, since transgressors are not suspected regarding them.
Rabbi Shimon says: all aftergrowths are permitted, except cabbage aftergrowths, since their like is not [found] among field vegetables.
But the Chachamim say: all aftergrowths are forbidden:
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Wild plants and aftergrowth (sefichin)
CaseRulingReason
How do we treat the wild growths — rue, wild goosefoot, purslane, hill coriander, river celery, and meadow berries?Patur from maasros
May be bought from anyone on Sheviis
שֶׁאֵין כַּיּוֹצֵא בָהֶם נִשְׁמָר — nothing of their kind is guarded; they only grow wild
Which sefichin — aftergrowth that came up on its own, from dropped seed, not consciously planted — may be eaten on Sheviis?Rabbi Yehuda: Sefichin of mustard — mutarשֶׁלֹּא נֶחְשְׁדוּ עֲלֵיהֶן עוֹבְרֵי עֲבֵרָה — even the violators are not suspected of planting these
Rabbi Shimon: All sefichin — mutar, except sefichin of cabbageשֶׁאֵין כַּיּוֹצֵא בָהֶם בְּיַרְקוֹת שָׂדֶה — cabbage has no counterpart among wild field greens
Chachamim: All sefichin — assur
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