Mesorat%20hashas for Menachot 126:15

מי לא אמר ר' ישמעאל בנו של ר' יוחנן בן ברוקה התם כל היכא דאפשר לא טרחינן הכא נמי כיון דאפשר לא טרחינן

On a weekday, therefore, it is taken out of five se'ahs, as this would give the best results;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since only the choicest of each se'ah would be taken.');">¹⁶</span> but on the Sabbath it is better that [the Sabbath be profaned] by one work, namely sifting, [being repeated many times,]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In order to obtain the finest out of the smaller quantity of three se'ahs.');">¹⁷</span>

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