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Avodah Zarah 67: Enhancing or Destroying the Taste of Food
Season 27 Episode 67
On the principle of a forbidden item convey taste, and with it "forbiddenness," as manifest in hot split beans and vinegar vs. cold split beans and v…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Avodah Zarah 66: Separating Mixtures
Season 27 Episode 66
Old (fermented) wine that was used for a libation that spills onto grapes will be prohibited or not, depending on it affecting the taste of the grape…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Avodah Zarah 65: Jews and Non-Jews: How Far Can Their Friendships Go?
Season 27 Episode 65
Two stories about wine and categories of people: 1. A Jew sent to a non-Jew, on his festival, because he wasn't an idolater. But someone who hasn't c…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Avodah Zarah 64: Not All Non-Jews Are Idolaters
Season 27 Episode 64
A question is presented before a group of the sages: What is the law regarding the money from a sale of an object of idolatry in the hands of a non-J…
11 months ago
Avodah Zarah 63: Commerce Concerns
Season 27 Episode 63
A beraita about a man who was with a prostitute - can the money he didn't pay her with be used for purchase for the altar? What monies can be swapped…
11 months ago
Avodah Zarah 62: Non-Jews, Non-Idolaters: "Stam Yeinam"
Season 27 Episode 62
Chapter 5! And a new mishnah: A non-Jew who hires a Jewish worker raises question as to whether that Jew can accept his wages -- depending on the ter…
11 months ago
Avodah Zarah 61: Jews and Non-Jews Sharing Wine?!
Season 27 Episode 61
When wine is in an idolater's domain, in a home that opens to the public domain, when is that wine permitted? And if it's in a Jew's domain? But what…
11 months ago
Avodah Zarah 60: Falling into the Vat
Season 27 Episode 60
An idolater who crushes grapes via a press, but it's still potentially libation. But that's indirect.... and indeed, the wine is prohibited, but ther…
11 months ago
Avodah Zarah 59: When Is a Convert Not (Yet) a Convert?
Season 27 Episode 59
Rabbi Hiya bar Aba was in a place called Gavla - which place that is specifically is unclear, though suggestions are made - where he saw Jewish young…
11 months ago
Avodah Zarah 58: The Time the Non-Jew Shoved His Arm into a Wine Vat
Season 27 Episode 58
An incident took place in Mehoza - a non-Jew asked a Jew if he has wine to sell. After he is told no, he shoves his hand into a barrel of wine and mi…
11 months ago