משנה: בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים אֵין נוֹתְנִין עוֹרוֹת לָעַבְּדָן וְלֹא כֵלִים לְכוֹבֵס נָכְרִי אֶלָּא כְּדֵי שֶׁיֵּעָשׂוּ מִבְּעוֹד יוֹם. וּבְכוּלָּן בֵּית הִלֵּל מַתִּירִין עִם הַשָּׁמֶשׁ: אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל נוֹהֲגִין הָיוּ בֵּית אַבָּא שֶׁהָיוּ נוֹתְנִין כְּלֵי לָבָן שֶׁלָּהֶן לְכוֹבֵס נָכְרִי שְׁלשָׁה יָמִים קֹדֶם לַשַּׁבָּת. וְשָׁוִין אֵילּוּ וָאֵילּוּ שֶׁטּוֹעֲנִין בְּקוֹרוֹת בֵּית הַבַּד וּבְעִיגּוּלֵי הַגַּת: MISHNAH: The House of Shammai say, one does not give hides to the tannery worker nor clothing to the Non-Jewish washer unless the work may be done when it is still daylight. In all cases, the House of Hillel permit as long as the sun still shines16As long as the Gentile is an independent contractor, the Jew can hand work over to him even in the last seconds before sundown..
Rabban Simeon ben Gamliel says, my father’s house used to give their white garments to a Non-Jewish washer three days before the Sabbath17While they promulgated the rules of the House of Hillel as generally valid, they privately followed the rules of the House of Shammai.. They both agree that one may load the beam of the olive press and the round stone of the wine press18The House of Shammai agrees with the House of Hillel that one may fill oil- or wine-press on Friday afternoon, install the pressure mechanism, and let the fluid ooze out during the Sabbath. The reason is that the forbidden work on the Sabbath would be the crushing of olives or grapes, not the flowing out of oil or grape juice. But this crushing is done immediately when pressure is exerted, on Friday..
הלכה: אֵין נוֹתְנִין עוֹרוֹת לָעַבְּדָן כול׳. עַד אֵיכָן. ייָבֹא כְמַא דָמַר רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן בְשֵׁם רִבִּי חוֹנִיָּא. עַד כְּדֵי הִילּוּךְ ד׳ מִיל. וָכָא נָתַן כֵּלָיו לַכּוֹבֵס נָכְרִי וּבָא וּמְצָאוֹ עוֹבֵד בּוֹ בַשַּׁבָּת אָסוּר. אָמַר רִבִּי יוּדָן. וְייֵמַר לֵיהּ דְּלָא יַעֲבִיד. אָמַר רִבִּי יוּדָן אָבוֹי דְרִבִּי מַתַּנְייָה. הָא דְתֵימַר בְּטוֹבַת הֲנָייָה. אֲבָל בַּשָּׂכִיר בַּעִיבִידְתֵּיהּ הוּא עֲסִיק. HALAKHAH: Mishnah: “One does not give hides to the tannery worker,397Quote from Mishnah 12.” etc. How long398Since practical rules are given, the question must have been asked for the House of Hillel, what practically means “as long as the sun shines”.? It should come like what Rebbi Joḥanan said in the name of Rebbi Onias399He is R. Onias from Barat Hauran. It is not clear where else R. Joḥanan in the name of R. Onias gave a similar measure., the time needed to walk four miles400About 1 hour.. And here, if he gave his clothing to the Gentile fuller and found him treating them on the Sabbath, it is forbidden401If the Gentile washed the garments on the Sabbath, the Jew may not wear them.. Rebbi Yudan said, he should tell him not to do it. Rebbi Yudan, the father of Rebbi Mattaniah said, that is, for goodwill402If the Gentile is not paid, the Jew should tell him not to work for him on the Sabbath. But if he receives a set fee for each piece, he works for himself and is not bound by Jewish rules.. But for a fee, he looks after his work.
אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל נוֹהֲגִין הָיוּ בֵּית אַבָּא כול׳. לֹא אָֽמְרוּ אֶלָּא לְבָנִים. הָא צְבוּעִין לֹא. לְפִי דַרְכֵּינוּ לָמַדְנוּ שֶׁהַלְּבָנִים קָשִׁין לְכַבֵּס יוֹתֵר מִן הַצְּבוּעִין. “Rabban Simeon ben Gamliel says, in my father’s house they used,403Quote from Mishnah 13.” etc. They mentioned only white, therefore not colored. Following our routine we infer that white garments are more difficult to wash than colored ones404Washing colored clothes requires less care. Babli 19a..
וְשָׁוְין כול׳. רִבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל וְרִבִּי יוֹסֵי בֶּן חֲנִינָה. תְּרֵיהוֹן אָֽמְרִין. כְּבָר נֶעֶקְרָה כָל טִיפָּה וְטִיפָּה מִמְּקוֹמָהּ. רִבִּי אָחָא אָמַר. רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרִבִּי חֲנִינָא בָעֵי. מָהוּ לִיגַּע בַּמּוֹשֵׁךְ. רַבָּנִן דְּקַיְסָרִין אָֽמְרִין. אִיתְפַּלְּגוֹן רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן וְרִבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר חֲנִינָה. רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר. אָסוּר. רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר חֲנִינָא אָמַר. מוּתָּר. מַתְנִיתָא פְלִיגָא עַל רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר חֲנִינָא. וְשָׁוִין שֶׁלֹּא יגַּע בַּמּוֹשֵׁךְ. “They both agree403Quote from Mishnah 13.,” etc. Rebbi Samuel and Rebbi Yose ben Ḥanina both say, because every single drop was moved from its place358The essential work was done before the Sabbath started, cf. Note 355.. Rebbi Aḥa said, Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Ḥanina asked, may one touch the flow405While both the Houses of Hillel and Shammai permit starting the process of pressing olives or grapes on Friday evening close to sundown, the question for the House of Hillel is whether the fluid oozing out may be used on the Sabbath or may not be touched as a rabbinic precaution to prevent biblically prohibited use.? The rabbis of Caesarea said, Rebbi Joḥanan and Rebbi Yose bar Ḥanina disagreed; Rebbi Joḥanan said it is forbidden; Rebbi Yose bar Ḥanina said, it is permitted. A baraita disagrees with Rebbi Yose bar Ḥanina: They both agree that one may not touch the flow406In the Babli, 19a/b, the full baraita quoted shows that this is R. Aqiba’s tradition, opposed by R. Ismael and R. Eleazar..