Avodah Zarah 74: Jews and Non-Jews at the Wine Press

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Avodah Zarah 74: Jews and Non-Jews at the Wine Press

08.31.2025 | ז׳ באלול תשפ״ה

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Several mishnayot: 1 – A long list of those items that are prohibited and in a mixture, prohibit the entire mixture in any amount. 2 – Libation wine that falls into a cistern prohibits the entire mixture, though it could be sold to an idolater, as long as the libation wine itself is not compensated. 3 – If a stone wine press is covered with pitch, by a non-Jew, and then covered in wine – that is usable. But if it were made of wood – that might be usable (with cleaning), or the alternate view – peel off the pitch altogether. If earthenware, there’s no usability. Also, the Gemara delves into how to purify a wine press.

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