תוספתא מסכת בבא מציעא (ליברמן) פרק יא
הלכה לג
מעין של בני העיר הן ואחרים [הן] קודמין לאחרים אחרים ובהמתן חיי אחרים הן קודמין לבהמתן ר' יוסי או' בהמתן קודמת לחיי אחרים
הלכה לד
בהמתן ובהמת אחרים בהמתן קודמת לבהמת אחרים
הלכה לה
אחרים וכבוסתן חיי אחרים הן קודמין לכבוסתן ור' יוסי או' כבוסתן קודמת לחיי אחרים
הלכה לו
כביסתן וכביסת אחרים כביסתן קודמת לכביסת אחרים
Halacha 33:
[Concerning] a cistern which belongs to the people of a town. [If there is enough water for only] the townspeople or others - the townspeople have precedence [in drinking the water] over the others. Others or the townspeoples' animals - the lives of others have precedence over the animals. Rabbi Yose says that the townspeoples'animals have precedence before the lives of the others.
Halacha 34:
The animals of the townspeople or the animals of others - the animals of the townspeople have precedence to the animals of others.
Halacha 35:
Others or the laundry of the townspeople - the lives of others have precedence over their laundry. Rabbi Yose says that laundry of the townspeople comes before the lives of others.
Halacha 36:
The laundry of the townspeople or the laundry of others - the laundry of the townspeople comes first.
[Translation by AJWS]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is the logic behind the first position in each situation in the text?
2. How does R. Yose differ from that position? What motivates his approach? Do you agree?
3. When a community is faced with limited resources, how should it divide up the resources? Who should be helped first?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)