12.1 - Sukkah Daf 13 B (5 lines Up)

Today’s learning sponsored Sponsor a day's learning (thousands of minutes!) for only $72 click here According to Rav Menashya bar Gada: The beraisa is discussing a case in which wheat was cut for food [so it would have yados], but then repurposed as schach. Everyone agrees that wheat cut for schach does not have yados, but since here it was cut for food, Acheirim holds that it has yados. Summary Challenge: If it was originally cut for food, why do the Chachomim hold it doesn’t have yados? Is it because he changed his mind? Can one change tumah status merely by thought? We learned in a mishna: Utensils can become mekabel tumah merely by thought (if he changed his mind not to finish the utensil and use it in the unfinished state), however they cannot become tahor again by mere thought alone only by an act. An act can undo an act and a thought. A thought cannot undo; neither an act nor a thought. Suggestion: Perhaps the above applies only to utensils, but not to yados which are mere ancillaries. Since they are secondary to the utensil [or food], thought alone can change their status. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate