Quoting%20commentary for Pesachim 96:4

א"ל והא איתמר עלה אמר רבי יהושע בן לוי לא שנו אלא ככרות של בבל שנושכות זו מזו אבל כעכין לא הא איתמר עלה א"ר חנינא אפי' כעכין

For we learned, R'Eliezer said: If he removes [loaves from the oven] and places [them] in a basket, the basket combines them in respect of hallah;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., they are counted as one, if together they make up the minimum quantity.');">⁶</span> whereon Rab Judah said in Samuel's name: The halachah is as R'Eliezer. Said he to him, But it was stated thereon, R'Joshua B'Levi said: They taught this only of Babylonian loaves, which cleave to each other,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'bite of each other'. They were wide, and when set in the oven they stuck to each other, owing to lack of space; therefore they all count as one.');">⁷</span>

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