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The Talmud comments: And according to Rava, who explains that the Mishnah with regard to wine used for libations is in accordance with one opinion whereas the Mishnah with regard to tithes is in accordance with another opinion, and he does not hold that the case of wine used for a libation is differ
§ The Mishnah teaches: Once the wine descends into the collection vat, that which is in the collection vat is prohibited, and the rest, which did not yet descend into the collection vat, is permitted. Rav Huna says: The Mishnah taught that the rest of the wine is permitted only in a case where he
The Talmud asks: With regard to the wine in the wicker basket itself, in what manner is it rendered forbidden? Apparently, it is rendered forbidden by the stream of liquid that flows from the basket into the vat below, thereby connecting the wine in the basket to the forbidden wine in the vat. If s
§ The Talmud relates: There was a certain outstanding child who learned the tractate of Avoda Zara when he was 6 years old. People raised a dilemma to him: What is the halakha? Is it permitted to tread on grapes in the winepress together with the non-Jew? The child said to them: One may tread on g
The Talmud relates: There was a certain incident in Neharde’a in which a Jew and a non-Jew trod on grapes and produced a certain wine together, and Shmuel delayed ruling on the matter for 3 Festivals, as the rabbis gathered during the Festivals and presented Shmuel with the opportunity to clarify t