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Avodah Zarah 38: A King's Table
Season 27 Episode 38
More on "bishul akum" -- the rabbinic prohibition against eating food cooked by a non-Jew. But anything that can be eaten raw isn't subject to the pr…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Avodah Zarah 36: "Bishul Akum" and Jews Separating from Non-Jews
Season 27 Episode 36
On the oil that was decreed off-limits, until Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi said it was permitted. So the Gemara delves into the source of the degree, which b…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Avodah Zarah 35: Rolling Out Decrees
Season 27 Episode 35
First, a note on Rabbi Akiva's question on the previous daf. Then, a discussion about the cheese of non-Jews that leads into reflection on the verse,…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Avodah Zarah 34: When Rabbi Akiva Didn't Know Everything
Season 27 Episode 34
A Rabbi Akiva story -- wherein he didn't know the answer to 3 questions, though others in the beit midrash were able to shed light for him. (One of t…
1 year ago
Avodah Zarah 33: Correctives (or not) for Idolatrous Encounters in Daily Life
Season 27 Episode 33
Jewish wine in non-Jewish jugs - there's a dispute over how prohibited the wine is, and under what conditions. But if there's a Jewish intermediary, …
1 year ago
Avodah Zarah 31: If a Tree Bears Fruit in a Forest...
Season 27 Episode 31
NOTE: This episode is released out of order (after daf 32) because of a problem with the recording. We apologize for the inconvenience.
There are 3 r…
1 year ago
Avodah Zarah 32: How to Make the Very Best Wine
[Who's Who: The Emperor Hadrian] Hadrianic ceramics were prohibited for use by Jews -- white earthenware that absorbed the Roman wine, and then was b…
1 year ago
Avodah Zarah 30: Wine, Beer, Snakes, and Intermarriage
Season 27 Episode 30
Various types of wine, and when they are permitted -- mostly they are prohibited, but not necessarily so, for example, if something is prepared prior…
1 year ago
Avodah Zarah 29: At the Barbershop
Season 27 Episode 29
On bloodletting - as a healing practice - and how the practice would dictate restrictions to one's diet for a time. Also, precautions that a Jew must…
1 year ago
Avodah Zarah 28: Shabbat Healing: Eyes and Ears and Mouth...
Season 27 Episode 28
More on healing -- when the healer is an idolater or when the healing is done on Shabbat. With a focus on vinegar and its healing properties and when…
1 year ago