תלמוד על פסחים 199:6

HALAKHAH: “In the afternoon of Passover Eve close to the time of afternoon prayers,” etc. The Mishnah is Rebbi Jehudah’s, as it was stated:⁴Babli 99b, Tosephta Berakhot 5:1. The Babli denies that in the special case of Passover Eve R. Yose disagrees. “On Sabbath Eve starting at the time of afternoon prayers one should not taste anything until nightfall in order to enter the Sabbath with an appetite, the words of Rebbi Jehudah. Rebbi Yose says, he continues eating until he finishes.” ⁵Babli 100a.“One interrupts⁶R. Jehudah requires that one formally end the meal by reciting Grace and, probably after Evening prayers, restarts the meals by reciting qidduš. for the Sabbath, the words of Rebbi Jehudah. Rebbi Yose says, one does not interrupt.” ⁷Babli 100a, Tosephta Berakhot 5:2.“It happened that Rabban Simeon ben Gamliel and Rebbi Yose ben Halaphta were lying on couches in Acco on Sabbath Eve, and in the meantime the Sabbath became holy. Rabban Simeon ben Gamliel said to Rebbi Yose ben Halaphta, do you want to interrupt for the Sabbath? He answered him, the entire day you preferred my words over those of Rebbi Jehudah, and now you are preferring the words of Rebbi Jehudah over mine, also to rape the queen in my palace⁸Esth. 7:8.? He said to him, therefore we shall not interrupt, that practice in Israel should not be fixed following R. Jehudah. They did not leave there before they fixed practice following Rebbi Yose.” Rav Jehudah in the name of Samuel: These are the words of Rebbi Jehudah and Rebbi Yose. But the words of the Sages, one spreads a cloth and makes qiddush⁹This disagrees with R. Yose since one acknowledges the Sabbath by a short interruption of the meal, it also disagrees with R. Jehudah since one is not required to formally close the meal or to recite Grace.. May one eat kinds of cookies¹⁰Since these are eaten without bread, they cannot be considered a meal.? May one eat kinds of dried fruit¹¹Greek τράγημα, τό.? Rebbi Yudan the Prince bathed and became thirsty. He asked Rebbi Mana, since I am thirsty, may I drink? He told him, Rebbi Ḥiyya stated: A person may not taste anything before nightfall¹²Therefore the previous questions have to be answered in the negative. The Babli disagrees, 107b..