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Avodah Zarah 40: Permitted Foods, from Fish to Apple Wine
Season 27 Episode 40
A new mishnah! (from the previous daf) Permitted foods, for a change, including milk that was milked by a non-Jew, who was watched by a Jew, and cert…
1 year, 1 month ago
Avodah Zarah 39: Gone Fishing
Season 27 Episode 39
Several kinds of fishes that are prohibited to be eaten. And several that are permitted, including contingent only on where they come from (depending…
1 year, 1 month ago
Avodah Zarah 37: The Not-So-Permissive Court
Season 27 Episode 37
Note: Previously labeled Daf 37, "A King's Table," was really the Daf 38 episode, sadly on account of human error. This episode the real Daf 37, "The…
1 year, 1 month ago
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…
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month 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,…
1 year, 1 month 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months ago