Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 4 Introduction Yesterday s section concluded by ruling that only God s four-faced attendants are prohibited. One may draw any other image. Today s section questions that. ושאר...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 3 Introduction In yesterday s section we learned that one is allowed to make images of God s attendants as long as it is not possible to fashion them completely in their likeness. Thus Rabban Gamaliel was allowed to make an...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 2 Introduction Today s section discusses other cases in rabbinic literature where it seems that rabbis make certain use of various images. How did they do this, if it is prohibited? תנן...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 1 Introduction The mishnah that we learned last week referred to utensils which had on them the image of the dragon. Today s sugya begins by explaining what the image of the dragon is. תנו...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Bet, Part 6 Introduction This sugya is an extensive discussion of the baraita from the previous section. I replicate it here for ease of reference: [Pictures of] all the planets are permissible except that of the sun and moon; all faces...
