Commentary for Shabbat 50:7

תניא רבי שמעון בן אלעזר אומר אין מדליקין בצרי מאי טעמא אמר רבה מתוך שריחו נודף גזרה שמא יסתפק ממנו אמר ליה אביי

R. Jose said: He who has a privy near his table.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In a time when sanitary arrangements were very primitive and privies were situated in fields, this would be a sign of wealth, V. T.A. I, 48. ');">¹⁸</span> It was taught: R. Simeon b. Eleazar said: One may not light [the Sabbath lamp] with balsam. What is the reason? — Rabbah said: Since its smell is fragrant, there is [the need of] a preventive measure, lest one draw supplies from it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is forbidden; v. Bez. 22a. ');">¹⁹</span> Said Abaye to him,

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