Responsa for Niddah 116:54
פשפש זה ארכו כרחבו וטעמו כריחו ברית כרותה לו שכל המוללו מריח בו
HOW LARGE A STAIN MAY BE ATTRIBUTED etc. R. Huna explained: If the stain is equal in size to a split bean it may not be attributed to a louse; if it is smaller in size than a split bean it may be attributed to it. R. Hisda, however, explained: If it was of the same size as a split bean it may be attributed to it, but if it was bigger than the size of a split bean it may not be attributed to it. Must it be assumed that they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Huna and R. Hisda. ');"><sup>45</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A community summoned A to court and ordered that he answer the summons before a specified date, which date was extended to the first day of the (next) month, or be guilty of transgressing against a [community], solemn decree. Is the first day of the month included in the period given A to answer the summons of the community?
A. The community is entitled to consider the period given to A to answer its summons, as extending only up to, but not including, the first day of the month.
SOURCES: Pr. 825.
A. The community is entitled to consider the period given to A to answer its summons, as extending only up to, but not including, the first day of the month.
SOURCES: Pr. 825.
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