daf bit: Shabbat 148

[cellio]

The mishna teaches: a man may borrow pitchers of wine and oil from his neighbor (on Shabbat), provided he does not say "lend them to me". Why the restriction on phrasing? The g'mara is concerned that the lender will write a record of the transaction and writing is forbidden. Similarly a woman may borrow loaves of bread from her neighbor. If a lender doesn't trust the borrower he (the borrower) leaves his cloak and they settle up after Shabbat. In the same way, if one is in Jerusalem on the eve of Pesach and it is Shabbat, one leaves his cloak with the vendor and receives his paschal lamb, and makes a reckoning after the festival. (148a mishna, 148b g'mara)

I'm not sure if a woman also leaves her cloak as collateral. (I could imagine there being a possible modesty issue there.)

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Note to evil self: when visiting Israel be sure to wear many, many layers of inexpensive cloaks. ;-)