Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Aleph, Part 6 Introduction Yesterday s section ended with R. Yohanan stating that if there is doubt about something s status it is not sufficient to remove it from its previous status of certainty. In today s section, the Talmud takes a...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Aleph, Part 5 Introduction In today s section, R. Yohanan, who holds that pieces of idols that broke on their own are prohibited, raises difficulties on Resh Lakish, who holds that they are permitted. ...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Aleph, Part 4 Introduction This section contains a debate that will be discussed for the next daf and a half. We learned in the mishnah that broken pieces of images can be used by a Jew. There are two reasons to be lenient in that...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Aleph, Part 3 Introduction Today s mishnah begins to deal with the topic of fragments of images. Can a Jew use them, assuming that either they were never worshipped and that even if they were, they were nullified by being broken? ...
Avodah Zarah, Daf Mem Aleph, Part 2 Introduction The sages in the mishnah held that the image is prohibited only if it holds a staff, bird or orb. The Talmud explains that these are symbols of power. וחכ"א...
