Commentary for Eruvin 158:18

אמר רב כל שמשרתי עו"ג שומרין אותה

BUT HE MAY NOT CONFER POSSESSION EITHER THROUGH HIS SON OR DAUGHTER, IF THEY ARE MINORS, OR THROUGH HIS CANAANITE BONDMAN OR BONDWOMAN, BECAUSE THEIR HAND IS AS HIS HAND.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whatever they possess is his. As he cannot directly confer possession in upon the residents so cannot they.');">²⁵</span> <big><b>GEMARA: </b></big>Rab Judah ruled: A jar<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of wine or of any other foodstuffs.');">²⁶</span> for the shittuf of alleys<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If it belonged to one of the residents and he desired to confer possession upon them.');">²⁷</span> must be raised<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By the person who acquires it on their behalf.');">²⁸</span> from the ground to the height of a handbreadth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When the formula 'l acquire this for them is pronounced. If it is not raised to the prescribed height the jar remains in the possession of its original owner and the shittuf is consequently invalid.');">²⁹</span> Raba observed: These two rulings were given by the elders of Pumbeditha:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rab Judah and R. 'Aina (cf. Sanh. 17b) .');">³⁰</span> One is the ruling just cited. The other is the following: He who recites the kiddush<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'sanctification', a prescribed form of benedictions and Biblical verses recited at the inauguration of the Sabbath, festivals and the New Year over a cup of wine or two loaves of bread.');">³¹</span> has performed his duty if he tastes a mouthful,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Melo lugmaw in this case means a quantity which can be kept within one cheek (R. Tam.) .');">³²</span> otherwise he does not. R'Habiba observed: The following ruling also was given by the elders of Pumbeditha.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rab Judah and R. 'Aina (cf. Sanh. 17b) .');">³⁰</span> For Rab Judah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One of the elders (cf. supra n. 7) .');">³³</span> stated in the name of Samuel: A fire<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Medurah, 'a pile of wood', 'a large fire'.');">³⁴</span> for a woman in childbirth may be made on the Sabbath. From this one might understand that a fire may be made only<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'yes'.');">³⁵</span> for a woman in childbirth but not for any other sick person, only in the rainy season but not in the summer season. It was, however, stated: R'Hiyya B'Abin citing Samuel ruled: If a person has been bled and felt chilly a fire may be made for him on the Sabbath even during the hottest period of the year.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'the cycle of Tammuz', Tammuz being the first of the three months following the summer solstice.');">³⁶</span> Amemar observed, 'The following ruling also was given by the elders of Pumbeditha, for it was stated: What is an Asherah by implication? Rab said: Any tree that is guarded by heathen priests

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