Commentary for Shabbat 81:1
דלית ליה גידודי הא דאית ליה גידודי:
it [the pool] has no embankments; in the other case it has.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: in the former case it is like a river; hence forbidden (the prohibition in Bez. 36b refers to a river); in the latter case it is like a large utensil, hence permitted. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> R. Zera also said: I saw R. Abbahu put his hand near his buttocks,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When bathing in the river; this was a gesture of decency. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> but do not know whether he touched them or not. It is obvious that he did not touch them, for it was taught, R. Eliezer said: He who holds his membrum and passes water is as though he brought a flood upon the world?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because lust is inflamed. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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