Commentary for Kilayim 7:5
אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, מַעֲשֶׂה בְּאֶחָד שֶׁזָּרַע אֶת כַּרְמוֹ בַּשְּׁבִיעִית, וּבָא מַעֲשֶׂה לִפְנֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, וְאָמַר, אֵין אָדָם מְקַדֵּשׁ דָּבָר שֶׁאֵינוֹ שֶׁלּוֹ:
Rabbi Yosi said, It once happened that a man sowed grains in his vineyard during the Sabbatical Year and the case came before Rabbi Akivah, who said, A man cannot render forbidden that which was not belong to him [and during the Sabattical Year all produce is ownerless and thus not his].
English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
Introduction
This mishnah is a continuation of yesterday’s mishnah.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
Rabbi Yose said: It happened that a man sowed [seed in] his vineyard in the sabbatical year, and the matter came before Rabbi Akiva, who said: a person does not prohibit [as kilayim] that which is not his own. During the sabbatical year produce grown in one’s field is considered ownerless anyone who wants can come and take it, although he is not allowed to sell it. Therefore, Rabbi Akiva takes the rule that we learned in yesterday’s mishnah, “a person does not prohibit [as kilayim] that which is not his own” and applies it to the case that comes before him, of one who sowed his own vineyard with seed during the sabbatical year. Rabbi Akiva rules that the seeds are not prohibited as kilayim.
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