## Avodah Zarah Daf 21b

###### Avodah Zarah 21b:1
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וּסְתָמָא כְּרַבִּי מֵאִיר, דְּאִי רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, בְּכׇל דּוּכְתָּא מוֹגְרִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** this **unattributed** opinion in the mishna is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Meir. As, if** you say that this ruling is in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Yosei,** that cannot be, since he holds that **in every place one may rent** a house to a gentile, including Eretz Yisrael.


###### Avodah Zarah 21b:2
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וּבְכׇל מָקוֹם לֹא יִשְׂכּוֹר וְכוּ׳. תַּנְיָא: רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: לֹא יִשְׂכּוֹר אָדָם מֶרְחָצוֹ לְגוֹי, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁנִּקְרָא עַל שְׁמוֹ, וְגוֹי זֶה עוֹשֶׂה בּוֹ מְלָאכָה בְּשַׁבָּתוֹת וּבְיָמִים טוֹבִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: **And in every place, one may not rent** a bathhouse to a gentile, as it is called by the name of the owner. The Gemara notes that **it is taught** in a *baraita* that **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: A person may not rent his bathhouse to a gentile, because it is called by the name of** the owner, **and this gentile uses it for performing** prohibited **labor on *Shabbatot* and on Festivals.**


###### Avodah Zarah 21b:3
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אֲבָל לְכוּתִי, מַאי? שְׁרֵי. כּוּתִי אֵימַר עָבֵיד בֵּיהּ מְלָאכָה בְּחוּלּוֹ שֶׁל מוֹעֵד! בְּחוּלּוֹ שֶׁל מוֹעֵד אֲנַן נָמֵי עָבְדִינַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: It is prohibited to rent one’s bathhouse to a gentile, **but** with regard **to a Samaritan, what** is the *halakha*? It can be inferred from the lack of mention of a Samaritan that it is **permitted.** The Gemara asks: Why not **say** that **a Samaritan** will **perform work in** the bathhouse **during the intermediate days of a Festival?** The Gemara answers: **During the intermediate days of a Festival we too perform work** and heat bathhouses.


###### Avodah Zarah 21b:4
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אֲבָל שָׂדֵהוּ לְגוֹי, מַאי? שְׁרֵי. מַאי טַעְמָא? אֲרִיסָא אֲרִיסוּתֵיהּ קָעָבֵיד. מֶרְחָץ נָמֵי אָמְרִי: אֲרִיסָא אֲרִיסוּתֵיהּ קָעָבֵיד? אֲרִיסָא דְּמֶרְחָץ לָא עָבְדִי אַנְשֵׁי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara further infers: It is prohibited to rent one’s bathhouse to a gentile; **but** with regard to renting **one’s field to a gentile, what** is the *halakha*? Evidently, it is **permitted. What is the reason** for this? People know that a gentile **sharecropper works for his tenancy,** not for the Jewish owner. The Gemara asks: But if so, in the case of **a bathhouse as well,** why not **say** that the gentile **sharecropper works for his tenancy,** and therefore a Jew should be permitted to rent them to gentiles. The Gemara answers: **People do not** usually **make** this type of arrangement whereby a second party works as **a sharecropper of a bathhouse.** Consequently, it will be assumed that the gentile is a hired worker who is working for the Jew.


###### Avodah Zarah 21b:5
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תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר: לֹא יַשְׂכִּיר אָדָם שָׂדֵהוּ לְכוּתִי, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁנִּקְרֵאת עַל שְׁמוֹ, וְכוּתִי זֶה עוֹשֶׂה בּוֹ מְלָאכָה בְּחוּלּוֹ שֶׁל מוֹעֵד. אֲבָל גּוֹי מַאי? שְׁרֵי, דְּאָמְרִי: אֲרִיסָא אֲרִיסוּתֵיהּ עָבֵיד. אִי הָכִי, כּוּתִי נָמֵי אָמְרִי: אֲרִיסָא אֲרִיסוּתֵיהּ עָבֵיד!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara cites a similar discussion. **It is taught** in a *baraita* that **Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar says: A person may not rent his field to a Samaritan, since it is called by the name of** the owner **and this Samaritan** will **perform work in it during the intermediate days of a Festival.** The Gemara infers: It is prohibited to rent one’s field to a Samaritan, **but** with regard to **a gentile, what** is the *halakha*? Evidently, it is **permitted, as we say** that the gentile **sharecropper works for his tenancy** and not for the Jewish owner. The Gemara asks: **If that is so,** in the case of **a Samaritan as well,** why not **say** that the **sharecropper works for his tenancy?**