Talmud for Pesachim 79:10
הדר אמר רבא מותר ללתות דתניא יוצאין בפת נקיה והדראה ואי אפשר נקיה בלא לתיתה
But Raba said: It is forbidden to wash [wheat]. But what of what was taught: You may not wash barley on Passover, [implying] barley only may not [be washed], but wheat is permitted? - He leads to a climax!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'he states, it is unnecessary " (to="" teach="" etc.)="" "'.');"=""><sup>16</sup></span> It is unnecessary [to teach about] wheat, for since it has splits the water enters it;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And certainly causes it to ferment.');"><sup>17</sup></span>
Jerusalem Talmud Pesachim
“Water used by a baker274.Water in which he dips his hands while kneading the dough. This water will contain particles. has to be poured out because it makes leavened.” There are Tannaim who state, he pours it into a depression282It is presumed that the water will be absorbed into the ground.. There are Tannaim who state, he pours it into a declivity283Greek adjective καταφερές, “inclined”.. Rebbi Yose said, he who said, he pours it into a depression, if the depression was large. He who said, he pours it into a declivity, if the declivity was consierable. Rebbi Phineas said to him in the name of Rebbi Ila: So was he284In G: “so was my teacher …”. discussing it: If he soaked wheat or barley grains in water, if they became leavened, they are forbidden; if they did not become leavened, they are permitted. Rebbi Yose said, if he soaked barley in water, if they split they are forbidden285Babli 40a.. If he soaked them in vinegar they are permitted since the vinegar contracts them.
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