Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Vav, Part 6 Introduction At the end of yesterday s section we learned that the rabbis used Deuteronomy 12:2 as a source for the rule that in a case where one is obligated to destroy an idol, he must utterly eradicate it. So where does R....
Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Heh, Part 5 Introduction At the end of yesterday s sugya we learned that the rabbis do not use the verse and hew down their asherim to prohibit a tree planted and then worshipped. So, our sugya asks, what do they do with this verse? ...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Heh, Part 3 Introduction Today s section continues to deal with a tree that was first planted and only then worshipped. Is such a tree considered to be like an asherah and prohibited? Or is only a tree planted from the outset for idolatry...
