Home > Masechta Shabbos > 74b
This person who chops beets - האי מאן דפרים סילקא
Summary: One may not finely chop beets but may finely chop other foods.
[View / Print]
You may say; he intends to strengthen the utensil - מהו דתימא לשרורי מנא קא מכוין
Summary: The קמ"ל is that even though he intends to strengthen it, nevertheless there is a cooking process taking place.
A barrel and an oven and a receptacle of reeds - חביתא ותנורא וחלתא
Summary: תוספות maintains there is בנין בכלים unless one is joining together the disassembled parts of a כלי. It is not clear why glassblowing is not considered בונה.
Extraordinary wisdom is different - חכמה יתירה שאני
Summary: Those that can spin the wool on the sheep are nullified to the general population which cannot.
For indeed the trappers of the Cheelozoin, etc. - שכן צדי חלזון כולי
Summary: The צדי חלזון would tie and untie their nets,