Commentary for Shabbat 77:3

אמר רב נחמן בחמה דכ"ע לא פליגי דשרי בתולדות האור כ"ע לא פליגי דאסיר כי פליגי בתולדות החמה מר סבר גזרינן תולדות החמה אטו תולדות האור ומר סבר לא גזרינן:

AND HE MUST NOT BREAK IT INTO A [HOT] CLOTH. Now, as to what we learnt: 'A dish may be placed in a pit, in order that it should be guarded, and wholesome water into noisome water,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A vessel of hot water may be placed in a pool of stagnant cold water. ');">⁶</span> for it to be cooled, or cold water in the sun, for it to be heated'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. infra 146b. ');">⁷</span> shall we say that that agrees with R. Jose, but not with the Rabbis? Said R. Nahman: In the sun, all agree that it is permitted;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because it is unusual to cook thus, and there is no fear that it will lead to cooking by fire. ');">⁸</span>

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