Commentary for Menachot 74:16

והא אמר מר גדול כבוד הבריות שדוחה את לא תעשה שבתורה

R'Mesharsheya said, If a man folded up his garment,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., he turned up each corner of the garment in order to render the garment exempt from fringes (and in the subsequent case of R. Dimi, he sewed down these corners) (Rashi 2) ; or, he folded the garment (and according to R. Dimi he sewed the fold) and inserted the fringes in the new corners formed by the fold (Rashi 2) .');">¹⁹</span> he has gained nothing, for it is regarded as spread out.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And therefore even now it must be provided 'with fringes in its corners.');">²⁰</span>

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