it teaches us

<<“anything

<<that there is

<<in it.”

<<And if

<<he had taught us

<<“anything

<<that there is

<<in it,”

<<I would have said:

<<anything

<<that there is

<<in it

<<of the five

<<species —

<<yes;

<<but

<<rice

<<and millet,

<<no,

<<because

<<it is by

<<means of

<<a mixture.

<<But

<<where it is there

<<in its own form,

<<let us say

<<even

<<rice

<<and millet

<<too

<<they bless

<<over it

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<foods”;

<<it teaches us:

<<anything

<<that is

<<of the five

<<species —

<<it is

<<that they bless

<<over it

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<foods,”

<<to exclude

<<rice

<<and millet,

<<that even

<<where it is there

<<in its own form

<<not

<<do we bless

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<foods.”

And rice

<<and millet —

<<not

<<do we bless

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<foods”?

<<But is it not taught:

<<They brought

<<before him

<<bread of

<<rice

<<and bread of

<<millet —

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<at the beginning

<<and at the end

<<like a dish

<<of the pot.

<<And regarding

<<a dish

<<of the pot

<<it is taught:

<<At the beginning

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<foods,”

<<and at the end

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<one blessing

<<resembling

<<the three.

Like a dish

<<of the pot

<<and not

<<like a dish

<<of the pot:

<<like a dish

<<of the pot

<<in that they bless

<<over it

<<at the beginning

<<and at the end;

<<and not

<<like a dish

<<of the pot,

<<for whereas

<<with a dish

<<of the pot

<<at the beginning

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<foods”

<<and at the end

<<a blessing

<<resembling

<<the three,

<<whereas

<<here

<<at the beginning

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<“that all

<<came to be

<<by His word,”

<<and at the end

<<“Who creates

<<many souls

<<and their needs,

<<for

<<all

<<that

<<You have created.”

And rice —

<<not

<<a dish

<<of the pot

<<is it?

<<But is it not taught:

<<These

<<are

<<dishes

<<of the pot:

<<split wheat,

<<groats,

<<semolina,

<<zariz,

<<and arsan,

<<and rice.

This —

<<whose is it?

<<Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri

<<it is.

<<As it is taught:

<<Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri

<<says:

<<Rice —

<<a kind of

<<grain

<<it is,

<<and one is liable

<<for

<<its leavening

<<to kares,

<<and a person

<<fulfills

<<with it

<<his obligation

<<on Pesach.

<<But

<<the Rabbis

<<not.

And the Rabbis

<<not?!

<<But is it not taught:

<<One who chews

<<the wheat kernel

<<blesses

<<over it

<<“Who creates

<<the fruit of

<<the ground.”

<<If he ground it,

<<baked it,

<<and cooked it,

<<when

<<the pieces

<<remain intact,

<<at the beginning

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<“Who brings forth

<<bread

<<from

<<the earth,”

<<and at the end

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<three

<<blessings.

<<If

<<not

<<do the pieces

<<remain intact,

<<at the beginning

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<foods,”

<<and at the end

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<one blessing

<<resembling

<<the three.

One who chews

<<the rice

<<blesses

<<over it

<<“Who creates

<<the fruit of

<<the ground.”

<<If he ground it,

<<baked it,

<<and cooked it,

<<even though

<<the pieces

<<remain intact,

<<at the beginning

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<foods,”

<<and at the end

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<one blessing

<<resembling

<<the three.

Whose is it?

<<If you say

<<Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri

<<it is,

<<who says

<<rice —

<<a kind of

<<grain

<<it is —

<<“Who brings forth

<<bread

<<from

<<the earth”

<<and three

<<blessings

<<he needs

<<to bless!

Rather,

<<is it not

<<the Rabbis

<<it is?

<<And a refutation

<<of Rav

<<and Shmuel!

A refutation.

Said

<<the Master:

<<One who chews

<<the wheat kernel

<<blesses

<<over it

<<“Who creates

<<the fruit of

<<the ground.”

<<But is it not taught:

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<seeds”!

<<It is not difficult:

<<this

<<is Rabbi Yehuda,

<<and this

<<is the Rabbis.

<<As we learned:

<<And over

<<vegetables

<<he says

<<“Who creates

<<the fruit of

<<the ground”;

<<Rabbi Yehuda

<<says:

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<herbs.”

Said

<<the Master:

<<One who chews

<<the rice

<<blesses

<<over it

<<“Who creates

<<the fruit of

<<the ground.”

<<If he ground it,

<<baked it,

<<and cooked it,

<<even though

<<the pieces

<<remain intact,

<<at the beginning

<<he blesses

<<over it

<<“Who creates

<<kinds of

<<foods,”

<<and at the end

<<one blessing

<<resembling

<<the three.

But is it not taught:

<<at the end

<<not

<<anything at all!

<<Rav Sheshes said:

<<It is not difficult:

<<this

<<is Rabban Gamliel,

<<and this

<<is the Rabbis.

<<As it is taught:

<<This

<<is the rule:

<<anything

<<that is

<<of the seven

<<species —

<<Rabban Gamliel

<<says

<<three

<<blessings,

<<and the Sages

<<say

<<one blessing

<<resembling

<<the three.

And an incident

<<with Rabban Gamliel

<<and the elders

<<who were

<<reclining

<<in an upper room

<<in Jericho,

<<and they brought

<<before them

<<dates

<<and they ate.

<<And gave

<<Rabban Gamliel

<<permission

<<to Rabbi Akiva

<<to bless.

<<Hurried

<<and blessed

<<Rabbi Akiva

<<one blessing

<<resembling

<<the three.

<<Rabban Gamliel said to him:

<<Akiva,

<<until

<<when

<<are you

<<putting

<<your head

<<into the midst of

<<the dispute!

<<He said to him:

<<Our master,

<<even though

<<you

<<say

<<this way

<<and your colleagues

<<say

<<that way,

<<you have taught us,

<<our master:

<<an individual

<<and the many —

<<the halachah

<<is like the many.

Rabbi Yehuda

<<says

<<in his name:

<<Anything

<<that is

<<of the seven

<<species