Originally published February 29, 2012 at http://www.on1foot.org/text/babylonian-talmud-arachin-33b
תלמוד בבלי מסכת ערכין לג:
אין עושין שדה מגרש ולא מגרש שדה ולא מגרש עיר ולא עיר מגרש
One may not turn a field into a yard, nor a yard into a field, nor a yard into a city, nor a city into a yard.
Suggested Discussion Questions:
How does this ruling protect farmland and agriculture?
How does this ruling protect farmland and agriculture?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)


