Commentary for Avodah Zarah 100:3
אמר רב יוסף בר אבא איקלע רבה בר ירמיה לאתרין ואתא ואייתי מתניתא בידיה מתליעין ומזהמין בשביעית ואין מתליעין ומזהמין במועד
R. Joseph b. Abba said: Rabbah b. Yirmiyah once visited our town. When he came he brought with him this teaching: We may remove worms [from a tree] and place manure [on a cut branch] during the Sabbatical year, but we may not remove worms [from a tree] and place manure [on a cut branch] during the [intermediate days of] a festival.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
This case is unrelated to our larger topic and is brought here because it has the same format and same rabbis as the previous story. Two time periods are being compared—the Sabbatical year when one cannot plant or work the field and “hol hamoed,” the intermediate days of the festivals of Sukkot and Pesah when certain types of work should not be performed. But again, no one can solve the statement.
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