Avodah Zarah, Daf Samech, Part 2

Avodah Zarah, Daf Samech, Part 2   Introduction Today s sugya deals with a wine press set up by a non-Jew. This was a secondary means to press extra juice out of the grapes. Does the fact that the non-Jew set it up mean that the wine is prohibited?  ...

Avodah Zarah, Daf Nun Tet, Part 6

Avodah Zarah, Daf Nun Tet, Part 6   Introduction Another story of a non-Jew who touches wine without any intention of libating it or even of drinking it.   ההיא חביתא דחמרא...

Avodah Zarah, Daf Nun Tet, Part 5

Avodah Zarah, Daf Nun Tet, Part 5   Introduction Today s section is about a non-Jew who libates a Jew s wine with the intention of making it prohibited to him. Is this wine really prohibited? Can the Jew be compensated for his loss?   אמר...

Avodah Zarah, Daf Nun Tet, Part 4

Avodah Zarah, Daf Nun Tet, Part 4   Introduction The brief story in this section is one of the strangest of the stories in Avodah Zarah.   ההוא אתרוגא דנפל...