Study Avodah Zarah folio 30B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
From this point forward, it is not subject to the halakha of exposure and is not subject to the prohibition of wine used for a libation. And the rabbis of Neharde’a say: Even after 3 days, we are concerned with regard to exposure. What is the reason? It is because at times it occurs that a snake dr
§ The Talmud discusses the halakha of exposure with regard to various foods and beverages. A baraita states: Wine that is still fermenting is not subject to the halakha of exposure. And how long is its fermentation process? It is 3 days. Cress-based dishes are not subject to the halakha of exposure,
The Talmud continues: Babylonian kutaḥ, a popular dip, is not subject to the halakha of exposure, but the residents of the Diaspora are accustomed to treating it as prohibited. Rav Menashei said: If the kutaḥ has indentations in it, we are concerned that they are from a snake’s fangs, and it is the
Rav Ḥiyya bar Ashi says that Shmuel says: The mouth of a fig is not subject to the halakha of exposure. In accordance with whose opinion is this stated? It is stated in accordance with the opinion of this tanna, as it is taught in a baraita that R' Eliezer said: A person may eat grapes and figs at n
Rav Safra says in the name of R' Yehoshua Deroma: There are 3 kinds of snake venom: Venom of a young snake, which sinks to the bottom when it is deposited in liquid; venom of a snake of intermediate age, i.e., a snake that is no longer young, which is suspended in the liquid; and venom of an old sn