Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim · Siman 486
Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 486 — English translation
Translation: Sefaria Community Translation. Section numbers match the Hebrew text above.
- 1The Measurement of a Kezayit (Olive-Sized Portion): Some say that a kezayit is equivalent to half an egg. Gloss: One should eat it all at once and not little by little. Regarding vegetables, one must compress the air spaces between the leaves and measure the kezayit based on the actual vegetable itself, excluding the air between them.
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שיעור כזית יש אומרים דהוי כחצי ביצה: הגה ויאכלנו ביחד ולא מעט מעט ובירקות צריך למעך חלל האויר שבין הירק ולשער שיעור הכזית בירקות עצמן ולא באויר שביניהם :
Orach Chayim Siman 486
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