Commentary for Pesachim 60:13

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> איתמר בעל חוב אביי אמר למפרע הוא גובה ורבא אמר מכאן ולהבא הוא גובה כל היכא דאקדיש לוה וזבין לוה כולי עלמא לא פליגי דאתי מלוה וטריף

That is obvious? - You might say, since they are wide, the air acts on them and they do not absorb. Therefore he informs us [otherwise]. <big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>IF A GENTILE LENT [MONEY] TO AN ISRAELITE ON HIS LEAVEN,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The leaven being a pledge; the loan was made before Passover.');">²³</span> AFTER PASSOVER IT IS PERMITTED FOR USE. WHILE IF AN ISRAELITE LENT [MONEY] TO A GENTILE ON HIS LEAVEN, AFTER PASSOVER IT IS PROHIBITED FOR USE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In both cases the leaven was seized for payment after Passover. V. infra GEMARA:');">²⁴</span> <big><b>GEMARA: </b></big>It was stated: [In the case of] a creditor, - Abaye said: He collects retrospectively;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if the creditor has to exact the pledge in repayment of the loan, the pledge is regarded as having retrospectively belonged to him from the time of the loan.');">²⁵</span> while Raba said: He collects from now and onwards.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is regarded as having belonged to him only from the moment he actually seized it.');">²⁶</span> Now, where the debtor sanctified [the pledge] or sold [it], all agree that the creditor can come and seize it,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From the purchaser, without compensation.');">²⁷</span>

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