Study Avodah Zarah folio 72B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
if there is a remnant of wine left in the funnel, it is rendered forbidden. In what manner is this remnant of wine rendered forbidden? Is it not by the stream of wine going down from the funnel into the non-Jew’s vessel, thereby connecting the non-Jew’s vessel and the funnel and rendering the wine i
R' Ḥiyya teaches that the Mishnah is referring to a situation where the wine in the non-Jew’s jug rose and reached the funnel. The Talmud infers: But in a case where the wine in the jug did not rise and reach the funnel, what is the halakha? It is not forbidden. Therefore, resolve the dilemma and co
The Talmud suggests: Come and hear a proof from the second topic discussed in the Mishnah: In the case of one who pours wine from one vessel into another vessel, the wine left in the vessel from which he poured is permitted. The Talmud infers: But the stream of wine between the two vessels is forb
The Talmud raises an objection to this proof: If a stream constitutes a connection, even the wine inside the vessel being poured from should also be forbidden. The Talmud responds to this objection: This is not difficult. It is the case where the one pouring the wine interrupts the flow, so the re
The Talmud rejects the proof: According to your reasoning, say that there is an inference from the latter clause of the Mishnah: It is the wine in the vessel into which he poured that is forbidden due to the forbidden remnant of wine in the funnel, but by inference, the stream of wine between the tw