Avodah Zarah, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 3

Avodah Zarah, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 3   Introduction Today s section explains the clause in the first part of yesterday s mishnah If a non-Jew was transporting jars of wine together with a Jew from place to place, and it was presumed that [the wine] was under...

Avodah Zarah, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 2

Avodah Zarah, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 2   Introduction Today s section contains a series of mishnayot in which a Jew leaves his wine in the presence of a non-Jew. The question is whether we must suspect that the non-Jew touched or drank the Jew s wine.  ...

Avodah Zarah, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 1

Avodah Zarah, Daf Samekh Tet, Part 1   Introduction We continue to discuss mice falling into drinks, this time vinegar.   איבעיא להו נפל לגו חלא...

Avodah Zarah, Daf Samekh Het, Part 6

  Avodah Zarah, Daf Samekh Het, Part 6   Introduction This short piece offers halakhic rulings on the issue of imparts a bad flavor.   אמר רבא הלכתא נותן...

Avodah Zarah, Daf Samekh Het, Part 5

Avodah Zarah, Daf Samekh Het, Part 5   Introduction Today’s section contains a story where the principle of “imparts a bad flavor” has a practical implication.   ההוא עכברא דנפל...