Shabbat 111 - June 25, 3 Tamuz

Study Guide Shabbat 111

A cup of ikarin - it is forbidden on Shabbat but how can one drink it on a regular day if it causes one to become sterile - isn't that forbidden. The gemara attempts to establish the case in the mishna to be one where one would not be commanded - several attempts are rejected until the gemara finds an answer. Can one gargle with vinegar to help with teeth issues? Is vinegar good for one's teeth? A braita says one can gargle and swallow - how does that work with our mishna? Rava and Abaye suggest different answers but Rava's is questioned by something he holds elsewhere regarding going to the mikveh on Yom Kippur. One can annoint a wound with oil but not rose oil, as it was uncommon to use it and therefore it would be obvious that one was using it for medicinal purposes. Sons of kings used it more commonly and therefore it was allowed for them. Rabbi Shimon holds that everyone is like the sons of kings and it is permitted to all. Rav holds like Rabbi Shimon. The gemara questions how this can be the case as it is known that Rav does not hold like Rabbi Shimon. The gemara concludes that his reality was different and rose oil was commonly used and that's why he allowed it and not because he agreed with Rabbi Shimon. The new chapter begins with tying knots - what types are prohibited by Torah law and which are permitted?