Avodah Zarah 70A

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but the passion for wine used for a libation does not overwhelm their judgment, and they will not allow her to use it for a libation. In the case of a Jewish prostitute and non-Jews dining with her, the wine is forbidden. What is the reason? It is that since she is contemptible in their eyes, she i

§ The Talmud relates: There was an incident involving a certain house where Jews’ wine was stored. A non-Jew entered the house, and he locked the door before the Jew, but there was a crack in the door, and the non-Jew was found standing between the jugs. Rava said: All the jugs that were opposite t

The Talmud relates: There was an incident involving a certain Jew’s wine that was stored in the lower story of a house, in which the Jew was living in the upper story and a non-Jew in the lower story, and the wine could be supervised from the upper story. One day the residents heard a sound of quar

The Talmud relates: There was an incident involving a certain inn [ushpiza] where a Jew’s wine was stored, and a non-Jew was found sitting among the jugs. Rava said: If he was caught as a thief, i.e., if the non-Jew seemed startled and did not have a good explanation for being there, the wine is p

The Talmud relates: There was an incident involving a certain house where wine was stored. A non-Jew was found standing among the jugs. Rava said: If he has a way to excuse his entrance to where the wine was stored, the wine is forbidden, but if not, the wine is permitted. The Talmud raises an obje