Mishnah for Beitzah 3:1
מתני׳ <big><strong>ביצה</strong></big> שנולדה ביום טוב בית שמאי אומרים תאכל ובית הלל אומרים לא תאכל בית שמאי אומרים שאור בכזית וחמץ בככותבת ובית הלל אומרים זה וזה בכזית
Mishnah: An egg laid [lit. born, Heb. 'nolad'] on Yom Tov, Beit Shammai say: "It may be eaten"; and Beit Hillel say: "It may not be eaten."... Beit Shammai say: "Leaven – [a size] similar to an olive; chameitz – [a size] similar to a date"; and Beit Hillel say: "Both [the size] similar to an olive."
Mishnah Eduyot
The following cases are [examples] of the lenient rulings of Beth Shammai and of the rigorous rulings of Beth Hillel.An egg which is laid on a festival Beth Shammai says: it may be eaten, and Beth Hillel says: it may not be eaten. Beth Shammai says: yeast as much as an olive [in quantity], and leavened food as much as a date, and Beth Hillel says: as much as an olive [in quantity] in both cases.
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