*12.3 Makkos Daf 08 B (4 lines Dn)*

*12.3 Makkos Daf 08 B (4 lines Dn)**Summary**Another version* of the forgoing discussion (11.6-12.1):*Beraisa:* The _possuk_ states: “On Shabbos, *you should rest* in *plowing* [season] and in *reaping* [season]”.*Rabbi Akiva:* This verse must refer to the Shabbos of _shemittah_ , but *not to the year of _shemittah_* , because we already know that plowing and reaping is forbidden the entire year. *This verse teaches* that plowing for the benefit of the shemittah crop is forbidden even before shemittah, and reaping the shemittah crop *after the _shemittah_ year is forbidden.* _[This is called tosefes shevi’is]._*Rabbi Yishmael:* The verse does *refer to the weekly shabbos.* Although we already know that sowing and reaping is forbidden, it comes to teach us something new: Just as *plowing is not done for a mitzvah* , so too, reaping is only forbidden when it’s not for a mitzvah, but *reaping the _omer_ is permitted even on shabbos.**One of the Rabbanan* said to *Rava: Perhaps the plowing was also for the mitzvah of omer?**Rava:* Only *the reaping is a mitzvah.* See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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