Commentary for Shabbat 18:3
אם התחילו אין מפסיקין נימא תיהוי תיובתא דר' יהושע בן לוי דאמר ר' יהושע בן לוי כיון שהגיע זמן תפלת המנחה אסור לאדם שיטעום כלום קודם שיתפלל תפלת המנחה
<b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. Near what <i>minhah</i>?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Talmud distinguished two times for minhah: the major, i.e., first minhah, at 12:30 p.m. and the minor, i.e., the late minhah, from 3:30 to sunset, which was calculated as at 6 p.m. but the service was not generally delayed after the minor minhah, i.e., after 3:30. V. Elbogen, op. cit. pp. 98ff; J. E. XVIII, 59b. ');"><sup>5</sup></span> Shall we say, near the major <i>minhah</i>? But why not, seeing that there is yet plenty of time in the day? But if near the minor <i>Minhah</i>: YET IF THEY BEGAN THEY NEED NOT BREAK OFF? Shall we say that this is a refutation of R. Joshua b. Levi? For R. Joshua b. Levi said: As soon as it is time for the <i>minhah</i> service one may not eat<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'taste'. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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