Talmud for Pesachim 79:13
תרגומא אקמחא בתר דנפיק אמר מ"ט לא אימא ליה מהא דאמר רבי זירא אמר רב ירמיה אמר שמואל חיטין של מנחות אין לותתין אותם וקא קרי להו סולת
What is the reason that those of villages [are clean]? Is not because they do not wash [the grain],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And eatables cannot become unclean unless moisture has previously been upon them.');"><sup>19</sup></span> yet he calls it 'fine meal'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which shows that fine bread is possible without washing.');"><sup>20</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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