Today's Mishnah Yomi
Avodah Zarah 2:3 - 2:4
The Mishnah Yomi for Thursday, April 24, 2025 is Avodah Zarah 2:3 - 2:4
Mishnah 1
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עבודה זרה פרק ב׳ משנה ג׳
This mishna discusses the halakhic status of various items that belong to gentiles. These are items that belong to gentiles and are prohibited to Jews, and their prohibition is that of an item from which deriving benefit is prohibited: Wine, and vinegar belonging to gentiles that was originally wine, and Hadrianic earthenware, and hides with a tear opposite the heart. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: A hide is prohibited only when the tear around its heart is circular, but if it is elongated it is permitted, as gentiles will sacrifice a heart only when it has been removed by a circular laceration. Meat that enters the house of idol worship is permitted, and meat that exits this house is prohibited, because it is considered as offerings to the dead, i.e., to idols; this is the statement of Rabbi Akiva. With regard to those going to a festival of idolatry [tarput], it is prohibited to engage in business with them. And with regard to those who are coming from it, it is permitted to engage in business with them.
אֵלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁל גּוֹיִם אֲסוּרִין וְאִסּוּרָן אִסּוּר הֲנָאָה. הַיַּיִן, וְהַחֹמֶץ שֶׁל גּוֹיִם שֶׁהָיָה מִתְּחִלָּתוֹ יַיִן, וְחֶרֶס הַדְרִיָּנִי, וְעוֹרוֹת לְבוּבִין. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהַקֶּרַע שֶׁלּוֹ עָגוֹל, אָסוּר. מָשׁוּךְ, מֻתָּר. בָּשָׂר הַנִּכְנָס לַעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה, מֻתָּר. וְהַיּוֹצֵא, אָסוּר, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא כְזִבְחֵי מֵתִים, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא. הַהוֹלְכִין לַתַּרְפּוּת, אָסוּר לָשֵׂאת וְלָתֵת עִמָּהֶם. וְהַבָּאִין, מֻתָּרִין:
Bartenura
שהיה מתחלתו יין. לאפוקי היכא דקנה הנכרי חומץ מישראל, דלא מתסר בהנאה. דטעמא דמתסר בהנאה, משום דלמא נסכיה לע״ז, וחומץ לא קא מנסך לע״ז:
וחרס הדרייני. אדריאנוס קיסר היה מגבל טיט ביין ועושה ממנו כלים ולא היה מצרפן בכבשן, ונושאים אותן במלחמה, וכשרוצים לשתות משימים אותם החרסים במים ונימוחים שם, והטיט שוקע למטה, ונשאר היין מזוג במים. ועל שם אדריאנוס, נקרא חרס הדרייני:
עורות לבובים. קורעים הבהמה מחיים כנגד הלב כמין נקב עגול ומוציאין הלב ומקריבין אותו לע״ז:
משוך מותר. שאין עושין לע״ז אלא עגול. והלכה כרבן שמעול בן גמליאל:
היוצא אסור בהנאה. שכבר נעשה תקרובת:
לתרפות. לטעות עבודה זרה [למרחוק. רש״י]. מקום ערותה של אשה נקרא בית תורפה:
אסור לשאת ולתת עמהם. דאזלו ומודו לע״ז. ועוד, דזבני מידי דצריך לתקרובת ע״ז. והלכה כרבי עקיבא:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Avodah Zarah Perek 2 Mishnah 4
עבודה זרה פרק ב׳ משנה ד׳
Wineskins and jugs belonging to gentiles, which have a Jew’s wine contained in them, are prohibited to Jews, and their prohibition is that of an item from which deriving benefit is prohibited; this is the statement of Rabbi Meir. And the Rabbis say: Their prohibition is not that of an item from which deriving benefit is prohibited. Residual grape seeds and grape skins belonging to gentiles, which are left behind after the grapes are crushed for wine, are prohibited, and their prohibition is that of an item from which deriving benefit is prohibited; this is the statement of Rabbi Meir. And the Rabbis say: Moist grape residues are prohibited, but dry residues are permitted. Fish stew [murayes] and cheese of Beit Unyaki belonging to gentiles are prohibited, and their prohibition is that of an item from which deriving benefit is prohibited. This is the statement of Rabbi Meir. And the Rabbis say: Their prohibition is not that of an item from which deriving benefit is prohibited.
נוֹדוֹת הַגּוֹיִם וְקַנְקַנֵּיהֶן וְיַיִן שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּנוּס בָּהֶן, אֲסוּרִין, וְאִסּוּרָן אִסּוּר הֲנָאָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, אֵין אִסּוּרָן אִסּוּר הֲנָאָה. הַחַרְצַנִּים וְהַזַּגִּין שֶׁל גּוֹיִם אֲסוּרִין, וְאִסּוּרָן אִסּוּר הֲנָאָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, לַחִין, אֲסוּרִין, יְבֵשִׁין, מֻתָּרִין. הַמֻּרְיָס וּגְבִינוֹת בֵּית אֻנְיָקִי שֶׁל גּוֹיִם אֲסוּרִין, וְאִסּוּרָן אִסּוּר הֲנָאָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, אֵין אִסּוּרָן אִסּוּר הֲנָאָה:
Bartenura
נודות – (bottles) of hides/skins.
וקנקנים – of earthenware.
אין איסורן איסור הנאה – and the law is such. If they are new, it is immediately permitted to place wine in them , but if the heathen placed wine in them for preservation, we fill them up with water and detain it in them for three days consecutively but that he empties the water each day every twenty-four hours of the three days, and places other water in their place. And afterwards, it is permitted to place wine in it. But if there are twelve months where there was no heathen wine in them, it is permissible immediately after one year without emptying it.
חרצנים וזגים – the refuse of the grapes and their seeds that are inside and the outer shells.
לחים – all twelve months they are forbidden to derive benefit.
ויבשים – after twelve months they are permitted even for eating.
המורייס – the fat of the fish and it was customary that they would mix in it wine, but if it was known of it that they did not mix wine in it, everyone does not dispute that it is permitted.
בית אינייקי – the name of a village where most of the calves that are found there are offered as sacrifices to idolatry. Rabbi Meir was troubled by a minority and held that even though most calves were a minority corresponding to the rest of the animals, we should concern ourselves with the minority. And all the cheeses that are found there, we state that perhaps that the rennet of the calves was curdled for idolatry. But the Sages were not concerned about the minority. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Meir in any of these three segments.
נודות. של עור:
וקנקנים. של חרס:
אין איסורן איסור הנאה. ודינייהו הכי, אם חדשים הם, מותר לתת לתוכן יין מיד. ואם הכניס בהן הנכרי יין לקיום, ממלא אותם מים ומשהה בתוכן שלשה ימים מעת לעת, אלא שמערה המים בכל יום מעת לעת של שלשה ימים ומשים מים אחרים תחתיהם, ואח״כ מותר לשום בתוכו יין. ואם ישנן שנים עשר חדש שלא היה בהם יין של נכרים, מותרין מיד אחר שנה בלי עירוי:
חרצנים וזגים. פסולת של ענבים גרעינים שבפנים והקליפים שבחוץ:
לחים. כל שנים עשר חודש אסורים בהנאה:
ויבשים. לאחר שנים עשר חודש מותרין אפילו באכילה:
המורייס. שומן של דגים. ורגילין היו שמערבין בו יין. אבל אם ניכר ממנו שלא נתערב בו יין, כולי עלמא לא פליגי דשרי:
בית אונייקי. שם כפר, שרוב עגלים הנמצאים שם קרבים לעבודה זרה. ר׳ מאיר חייש למיעוטא וסבר דאע״ג דרוב עגלים הוו מיעוטא כנגד שאר בהמות, חיישינן למיעוטא, וכל הגבינות הנמצאות שם אמרינן דלמא בקיבת עגלי ע״ז העמידן. וחכמים לא חיישי למיעוטא. ואין הלכה כר׳ מאיר בכל הני תלתא בבי:
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שהיה מתחילתו יין – to exclude where the heathen purchased vinegar from an Israelite where benefit was not forbidden; the reason why benefit was forbidden because perhaps its drink-offerings were for idolatrous purposes, but vinegar is not offered for idolatrous purposes.
וחרס הדרייני – Hadrian the Caesar/Emperor would knead plaster with wine and make of it utensils and would not smelt them in the furnace/kiln (see Talmud Avodah Zarah 32a) and they would carry them in battle, and when they wanted, they would place the earthenware in water, and they would be dissolved (or fall to pieces) there and the plaster would sink downward and the wine would remain mixed with the water. And the earthenware of Adria was named after Hadrian.
עורות לבובים – they would tear the animal while living opposite the heart a kind of round hole and remove the heart and sacrifice it to idolatry.
משוך מותר – for they do not make for idolatry other than round [incisions]. And the Halakha is according to Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel.
היוצא אסור בהנאה – for it had already become a sacrificial offering [to idolatry – see Talmud Avodah Zarah 32b).
לתרפות – towards the errant idolatry [from afar: Rashi]. It is the place of lewdness of a woman which is called the house of debauchery.
אסור לשאת ולתת עמהם – for they go and admit [to idolatry and more] and purchase things that they need for offerings to idolatry. And the Halakha is according to Rabbi Akiba.