Commentary for Shabbat 228:4
ורב שישא בריה דרב אידי אמר שבות קרובה התירו שבות רחוקה לא התירו
— As Abaye answered,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In reference to another matter; v, Yoma 37b, ');"><sup>10</sup></span> it was for the rest of the people in Jerusalem; so here too it was for the rest of the people in Jerusalem. Yet let it [the <i>Shofar</i>] be blown, so that they might know that the trimming of vegetables is permitted [on the Day of Atonement] from the [time of] minhah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. ');"><sup>11</sup></span>
Tosafot on Shabbat
Rather for trimming vegetables: It seems to R[abbenu] Y[itzchok] that [this verse is used here] as a support [for a Rabbinic enactment], for if it is [prohibited] by Torah, it would be prohibited on Yom Kippur as well. Even though it says in Chapter Klal Gadol (73b) "one who trims beets is liable twice", there it referring to [beets that are] attached [to the ground]. Here it is referring to harvested [vegetables], as Rashi explained. This is also not similar to what is said in Chapter Klal Gadol (74b) "One who minces beets is liable for [transgressing the Melachah of] Grinding", because there he is making very fine pieces whereas here he is making large pieces.
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