## Avodah Zarah Daf 32b

###### Avodah Zarah 32b:1
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אֵין עָלָיו קוֹרֶט דָּם — מוּתָּר. אָמַר רַב הוּנָא: לֹא שָׁנוּ אֶלָּא שֶׁלֹּא מְלָחוֹ, אֲבָל מְלָחוֹ — אָסוּר. אֵימָא: מִלְחוֹ הֶעֱבִרַתּוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If it does **not** have **a trace of blood upon it,** then it **is permitted. Rav Huna says: They taught** that a bloodless hide is permitted **only** in a case **where** the gentile **did not salt it, but** if he **salted it,** it is **prohibited,** as **I say: Its salting removed** the trace of blood.


###### Avodah Zarah 32b:2
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רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: בִּזְמַן שֶׁהַקֶּרַע שֶׁלּוֹ עָגוֹל — אָסוּר, מָשׁוּךְ — מוּתָּר. אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף, אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הֲלָכָה כְּרַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches that **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says:** A hide is **prohibited** only **when the tear** around its heart is **circular,** but if it is **elongated,** it **is permitted.** The Gemara notes: **Rav Yosef says** that **Rav Yehuda says** that **Shmuel says:** The ***halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel.**


###### Avodah Zarah 32b:3
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אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי: הֲלָכָה — מִכְּלָל דִּפְלִיגִי? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: מַאי נָפְקָא לָךְ מִינַּהּ? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: גְּמָרָא גְּמוֹר, זְמוֹרְתָּא תְּהֵא?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said to** Rav Yosef: If one rules that the ***halakha*** is in accordance with the opinion of Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, does that mean **by inference that** the Rabbis **disagree,** or perhaps there is no dispute and everyone accepts the opinion of Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel? Rav Yosef **said to him: What difference is there to you** whether or not the Rabbis disagree? In either case the *halakha* is in accordance with the opinion of Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel. Abaye **said to him,** invoking a folk expression with regard to one who learns without achieving understanding: Is it simply **learn the lesson;** let **it be** like **a song?** In other words, is it sufficient to simply parrot the halakhic ruling? No; it is necessary to examine an issue to understand it even if it does not yield a practical halakhic difference.


###### Avodah Zarah 32b:4
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בָּשָׂר הַנִּכְנָס לַעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה מוּתָּר. מַאן תַּנָּא? אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: דְּלָא כְּרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, דְּאִי כְּרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, הָאָמַר: סְתָם מַחְשֶׁבֶת גּוֹי לַעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna further teaches: **Meat that enters the** house of **idol worship,** before it is sacrificed, is **permitted.** The Gemara asks: **Who** is the *tanna* who **taught** this? **Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba said** that **Rabbi Yoḥanan said:** It is **not in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Elazar, as if** one were to posit that it is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Elazar,** this would be difficult: **Doesn’t he say:** When slaughtering an animal, **a gentile’s unspecified intention** is to use it **for idol worship?** Accordingly, Rabbi Elazar would disagree with the ruling of the mishna that meat entering a house of idol worship is permitted.


###### Avodah Zarah 32b:5
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וְהַיּוֹצֵא אָסוּר, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא כְּזִבְחֵי מֵתִים. מַאי טַעְמָא? אִי אֶפְשָׁר דְּלֵיכָּא תִּקְרוֹבֶת עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה. מַנִּי? רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בֶּן בְּתֵירָא הִיא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna teaches: **And** meat **that exits** the house of idol worship **is prohibited because it is** considered **as offerings to the dead,** i.e., idols. The Gemara asks: **What is the reason** that it is classified as such? It is because it is **impossible that it is not an idolatrous offering.** The Gemara asks: **Whose** opinion does this reflect? It **is** the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda ben Beteira.**


###### Avodah Zarah 32b:6
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דְּתַנְיָא: רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בֶּן בְּתִירָא אוֹמֵר: מִנַּיִן לְתִקְרוֹבֶת עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה שֶׁמְּטַמֵּא בְּאֹהֶל? שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וַיִּצָּמְדוּ לְבַעַל פְּעוֹר וַיֹּאכְלוּ זִבְחֵי מֵתִים״, מָה מֵת מְטַמֵּא בְּאֹהֶל, אַף תִּקְרוֹבֶת עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה מְטַמְּאָה בְּאֹהֶל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**As it is taught** in a *baraita*: **Rabbi Yehuda ben Beteira says: From where** is it derived **that an idolatrous offering imparts ritual impurity by means of a tent** to an individual or item situated together with it under the same structure, even if they do not come into direct contact? **As it is stated: “They joined themselves also unto Baal of Peor, and ate the offerings to the dead”** (Psalms 106:28). **Just as a corpse imparts ritual impurity by means of a tent, so too idolatrous offerings impart ritual impurity by means of a tent.** Similarly, Rabbi Yehuda ben Beteira would hold that just as it is prohibited to derive benefit from a corpse, so too it is prohibited to derive benefit from idolatrous offerings.


###### Avodah Zarah 32b:7
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הַהוֹלְכִין לַתַּרְפּוּת — אֲסוּרִין לָשֵׂאת וְלָתֵת עִמָּהֶם. אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: גּוֹי הַהוֹלֵךְ לַתַּרְפּוּת, בַּהֲלִיכָה — אָסוּר, דְּאָזֵיל וּמוֹדֵי קַמֵּי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה, בַּחֲזָרָה — מוּתָּר, מַאי דַהֲוָה הֲוָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: With regard to **those going to a festival of idolatry,** it is **prohibited to engage with them in business.** The Gemara notes that **Shmuel says:** In the case of **a gentile who goes to a festival of idolatry,** if he is **on** his **way to** the festival **it is prohibited** to engage in business with him, **as he** subsequently **goes and** offers **thanks before** the object of **idol worship. Upon** his **return it is permitted,** as **what was, was,** i.e., he has already finished his worship, and refraining from engaging in business with the gentile at this stage will accomplish nothing.


###### Avodah Zarah 32b:8
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יִשְׂרָאֵל הַהוֹלֵךְ לַתַּרְפּוּת — בַּהֲלִיכָה מוּתָּר, דִּלְמָא הָדַר בֵּיהּ וְלָא אָזֵיל; בַּחֲזָרָה אָסוּר, כֵּיוָן

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Conversely, with regard to **a Jew who goes to a festival of idolatry,** if he is **on** his **way to** the festival **it is permitted** to engage in business with him, as **perhaps he will retract from** his plan **and will not go. Upon** his **return, it is prohibited, since**