Shabbat

may be set up and dismantled on the Sabbath?  Rather, said Abaye: [it refers to a candelabrum] of [movable] joints.  If So, what is the reason of R. Simeon b. Lakish, who permits it? What is meant by joints'? Similar to joints, viz., it has grooves.  Hence, [if it is of real] joints, whether large or small it may not be handled; also, a large one which has grooves is forbidden on account of a large jointed one;  where do they differ? in respect to a small grooved one: one Master holds, We forbid it as a preventive measure;  while the other Master holds, We do not forbid it thus. But did R. Johanan rule thus?  Surely R. Johanan said: The halachah is [always] as an anonymous Mishnah,  and we learnt: As for its wheel-work, if detachable, it has no connection therewith, is not measured with it, and does not protect together with it in [the matter of] a covering over the dead, and it may not be rolled on the Sabbath if there is money upon it.  Hence if there is no money upon it, it is permitted, though it was upon it at twilight?  — Said. R. Zera: Interpret our Mishnah as meaning  that there was no money upon it during the whole of twilight, so as not to overthrow  R. Johanan's words. R. Joshua b. Levi said: Rabbi once went to Diospera  and gave a practical ruling in respect to a candelabrum as R. Simeon's view in respect to a lamp.  — The scholars asked: Did he give a practical ruling in respect to a candelabrum as R. Simeon's view in respect to a lamp, i.e., permissively; or perhaps he gave a restrictive ruling in respect to a candelabrum, and as R. Simeon in respect to a lamp, i.e., permissively?  The question stands over. R. Malkia visited R. Simlai's home and moved a lamp,  to which R. Simlai took exception. R. Jose of Galilee visited the town of R. Jose son of R. Hanina; he moved a lamp, to which R. Jose son of R. Hanina took exception. When R. Abbahu visited R. Joshua b. Levi's town he would move a lamp: when he visited R. Johanan's town he would not move a lamp. What will you: if he holds as R. Judah, let him act accordingly; while if he holds as R. Simeon, let him act accordingly? — In truth, he agreed with R. Simeon, but did not act [thus] out of respect to R. Johanan. R. Judah said: An oil lamp may be handled;  a naphtha lamp may not be handled.  Rabbah and R. Joseph both maintain: A naphtha [lamp] too may be handled. R. Awia visited Raba's home. Now, his boots were muddied with clay, [yet] he sat down on a bed before Raba. [Thereupon] Raba was annoyed and wished to vex him. Said he to him: What is the reason that Rabbah and R. Joseph both maintain that a naphtha lamp too may be handled? — Because it is fit for covering a utensil, replied he. If so, all chips of the yard may be handled, since they are fit to cover a utensil? — The one [a naphtha lamp] bears the character of a utensil; the others do not bear the character of a utensil. Was it not taught: