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the concern that a non-Jew may secretly exchange his wine with the wine of a Jew, since there is one seal, the non-Jew will not exert himself and forge a different seal in order to facilitate the exchange.
§ The Talmud discusses the halakha with regard to various types of wine. A baraita states: Cooked wine and aluntit of non-Jews are prohibited; but already prepared aluntit that was made by a Jew before it entered the non-Jew’s possession is permitted. The Talmud asks: And what is aluntit? It is a
Rabba and Rav Yosef both say: Diluted wine is not subject to the halakha of exposure, according to which the consumption of a liquid is prohibited if it is left uncovered; and cooked wine is not subject to the halakha of libation, which prohibits deriving benefit from wine that has been in a non-J
The Talmud cites another proof that cooked wine is not subject to the halakha of exposure. When R' Yannai bar Yishmael became ill, R' Yishmael ben Zeirud and other rabbis went to him to inquire about his health. They were seated, and this very dilemma was raised before them: With regard to cooked w
The Talmud relates another incident: Shmuel and Ablet, a non-Jew scholar, were sitting together, and others brought cooked wine before them. Ablet withdrew his hand to avoid rendering the wine prohibited to Shmuel. Seeing this, Shmuel said to Ablet that the rabbis said: Cooked wine is not subject