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Beitzah 031: Shouldn't one call a spade, a spade?
Alex Lebovits asked:
Rashi DH 'Lo Bekardum' describes a kardum as a cutting tool used by
an uman to make saddles and other kelim; having a wide and a pointy
edge. If so- why would the Mishna in Pirkei Avos 4:7 say "velo kardum
lachfor bo"-that one should not use Torah like a 'kardum' to dig
with. Who uses a kardum to dig with?! Or as my friend Shimon
Schonblum put it; Why not call a spade, a spade?!
Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions.
Alex Lebovits, Toronto, Canada
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The Kollel replies:
The Mishnah in Kelim 29:7 tells us there were two types of Kardum,
one for digging and one for chopping (and a third for hoeing or
softening clods of dirt). In Kelim 13:3 we see that the one for
chopping had two cutting edges - as is evident from our Gemara as well.
Be well,
Mordecai Kornfeld
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