Commentary for Shabbat 189:6

תנא אשה חכמה מרבצת ביתה בשבת והאידנא דסבירא לן כר' שמעון שרי אפי' לכתחלה:

now, what is the connection between a forest and honey.?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Surely none at all! ');">⁹</span> But it is to teach you: just as a forest, he who detaches [aught] from it on the Sabbath is liable to a sin-offering, so are loaves of honey, he who removes [honey] therefrom is liable to a sin-offering.

Explore commentary for Shabbat 189:6. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.