Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Berakhot 74:7

Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot

Since there are no pieces the size of an olive.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot

I.e. the benediction is unnecessary.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot

According to Rashi this refers to the cmmbs of the meal-offering. But Tosafot object that this cannot be, because it continaes "should it be leaven"; and the meal-offering must be unleaven. Consequently it is taken to refer to crumbs of different species, each in itself not the size of an olive.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot

By eating them on Passover.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot

When it is his duty to eat unleaven. Consequently these crumbs are together considered to be equivalent to a piece of the size of an olive, otherwise he would not be violating the Passover if they were leaven, or fulfil the law of the Passover if unleaven.
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