Komentarz do Challa 4:2
אֵיזֶה הוּא מִין בְּמִינוֹ, הַחִטִּים אֵינָן מִצְטָרְפוֹת עִם הַכֹּל, אֶלָּא עִם הַכֻּסְּמִין. הַשְּׂעוֹרִים מִצְטָרְפוֹת עִם הַכֹּל, חוּץ מִן הַחִטִּים. רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן נוּרִי אוֹמֵר, שְׁאָר הַמִּינִים מִצְטָרְפִין זֶה עִם זֶה:
Co kwalifikuje się jako gatunek z tym samym gatunkiem? Pszenica nie łączy się z żadnym innym [gatunkiem] niż orkisz; jęczmień łączy się ze wszystkimi [gatunkami] z wyjątkiem pszenicy. Rabin Yochanan ben Nuri mówi, że reszta gatunku łączy się ze sobą.
Bartenura on Mishnah Challah
החטים אינן מצטרפות עם הכל – if there were two doughs: one of wheat and one of another species of the five species, and there in neither of them had the [sufficient] measure for Hallah, and they adhere to each other.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Challah
Introduction
In the beginning of the tractate we learned that there are five species of grain: wheat, barley, rye, spelt and oats. Here we see that for the purpose of mixtures of different types of grain, these don’t all count as separate species. Rather, in most cases, these different species are reckoned together. This is probably because they look somewhat the same.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Challah
השעורים מצטרפות עם הכל – even with spelt, and even though this is part of the species of wheat, it is not specifically the species of wheat, but rather the species of barley, and even the species of wheat, and it is explained at the beginning of the first chapter (Mishnah 1 and see the Bartenura there).
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English Explanation of Mishnah Challah
What counts as a species with its same species?
Wheat is not reckoned together with any [species] other than with spelt; Wheat is a separate species and is not reckoned together with any other species, other than spelt. Thus if wheat and oat batches of dough come into contact, they do not join for the sake of making them subject to hallah.
Wheat is not reckoned together with any [species] other than with spelt; Wheat is a separate species and is not reckoned together with any other species, other than spelt. Thus if wheat and oat batches of dough come into contact, they do not join for the sake of making them subject to hallah.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Challah
שאר המינים מצטרפין זה עם זה – such as spelt, oats and rye. And the Halakha is according to Rabbi Yohanan ben Nuri.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Challah
Barley is reckoned together with all [species] except wheat. Barley is reckoned with all four other species, except for wheat, which we learned above is only reckoned with spelt.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Challah
Rabbi Yohanan ben Nuri says: the rest of the species are reckoned together one with another. Finally, Rabbi Yohanan b. Nuri explains that with regard to spelt, rye and oats, they are all reckoned together. We should note that overall the better the quality of grain, the less likely it is to join together with other species. Wheat is the “king of grains” and the best bread is made from wheat. Therefore, it is nearly exclusive, joining together only with spelt. Barley is less than wheat, and so it joins together with everything but wheat. Finally, the other grains are similar to barley and they too join together with all other grains, except for wheat.
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