Commentary for Chagigah 51:11

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> הפותח את חביתו והמתחיל בעיסתו על גב הרגל ר' יהודה אומר יגמור וחכ"א לא יגמור:

Mishnah: [Regarding] one who opens [a new] barrel [of wine], and one who begins [selling] his baked goods during the festival, Rabbi Yehudah says: "He may finish [the food after the festival; even though an <i>Am Ha'aretz</i>, who would transmit impurity to the substance when the festival passes, is likely to touch it, it is a necessary concession to be sure that there be food and drink for all the gathered in Jerusalem]." And the Sages say, "He may not finish."

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