Responsa for Pesachim 83:8
אמר רב יהודה אשה לא תלוש אלא במים שלנו
there it means that it is not abundant, so that it does not collect. Rab Judah said: A woman must knead [unleavened bread] only with water which was kept overnight.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because in Nisan the water in the wells is warm (v. infra 94b) . which hastens fermentation. Therefore it must be drawn the evening before it is required, so that it can cool off.');"><sup>10</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. Is a mourner permitted to grind wheat during the first week of mourning, if otherwise he would have no bread?
A. Even when the mourner has bread, but prefers it fresh, he is permitted to grind wheat.
SOURCES: Pr. 20; cf. Rashba I, 845; Mord. M.K. 929.
A. Even when the mourner has bread, but prefers it fresh, he is permitted to grind wheat.
SOURCES: Pr. 20; cf. Rashba I, 845; Mord. M.K. 929.
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Teshuvot Maharam
Q. Wheat containing cracked grains (cracked by moisture) which constituted less than one-sixtieth of the whole was ground up before Passover. Is it permissible to eat such flour on Passover?
A. No, such flour is not fit for consumption on Passover. This Responsum is addressed to R. Hayyim.
SOURCES: L. 332; Rashba I, 831.
A. No, such flour is not fit for consumption on Passover. This Responsum is addressed to R. Hayyim.
SOURCES: L. 332; Rashba I, 831.
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