## Avodah Zarah Daf 64b

###### Avodah Zarah 64b:1
[Avodah Zarah 64b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Avodah%20Zarah/r/64b:1)

תַּנְיָא נָמֵי הָכִי: בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים? שֶׁיָּרְשׁוּ, אֲבָל נִשְׁתַּתְּפוּ — אָסוּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**This is also taught** in a *baraita*: **In what** case **is this statement,** that a convert and a gentile are permitted to divide up common property that includes objects of idol worship, **said?** This is said with regard to property **that they inherited; but** if **they were partners,** it is **prohibited.**


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:2
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הֲדוּר יְתַבוּ וְקָמִיבַּעְיָא לְהוּ: גֵּר תּוֹשָׁב מַהוּ שֶׁיְּבַטֵּל עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה? דְּפָלַח — מְבַטֵּיל, דְּלָא פָּלַח — לָא מְבַטֵּיל, אוֹ דִלְמָא כֹּל דְּבַר מִינֵּיהּ מְבַטֵּיל, וְהַאי בַּר מִינֵיהּ הוּא?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara mentions another discussion among Rav Naḥman, Ulla, Avimi bar Pappi, and Rav Ḥiyya bar Ami. **They were sitting again and a dilemma was raised before them:** With regard to **a gentile who resides in Eretz Yisrael and observes the seven Noahide mitzvot [*ger toshav*],** including the prohibition against engaging in idol worship, **what is** the *halakha* with regard to the possibility **that he can revoke** the status of objects of **idol worship?** Is it the case that one **who worships** idols **can revoke** the status of one, but one **who does not worship** them **cannot revoke** the status of one? **Or perhaps** should it be reasoned that **anyone who is of the same kind** as idol worshippers, i.e., a gentile, **can revoke** its status, **and** a *ger toshav* **is of the same kind** as idol worshippers?


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:3
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אֲמַר לְהוּ רַב נַחְמָן: מִסְתַּבְּרָא, דְּפָלַח — מְבַטֵּיל, דְּלָא פָּלַח — לָא מְבַטֵּיל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Naḥman said to them: It stands to reason** that one **who worships** idols **can revoke** the status of one, but one **who does not worship** them **cannot revoke** the status of one.


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:4
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מֵיתִיבִי: יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁמָּצָא עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה בַּשּׁוּק, עַד שֶׁלֹּא בָּאתָה לְיָדוֹ — אוֹמֵר לְגוֹי וּמְבַטְּלָהּ, מִשֶּׁבָּאתָה לְיָדוֹ — אֵינוֹ אוֹמֵר לְגוֹי וּמְבַטְּלָהּ; מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאָמְרוּ: גּוֹי מְבַטֵּל עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה שֶׁלּוֹ וְשֶׁל חֲבֵירוֹ, בֵּין עוֹבְדָהּ וּבֵין שֶׁאֵין עוֹבְדָהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara **raises an objection** to this ruling from a *baraita*: In the case of **a Jew who found** an object of **idol worship in the marketplace, as long as it has not** yet **come into his possession, he can tell a gentile, and** the gentile **can revoke** its idolatrous status. **Once it has come into his possession, he cannot tell a gentile and** have the gentile **revoke** its status. This applies to any gentile, **because** the Sages **said: A gentile can revoke** the status of **his own** object of **idol worship or that of another** gentile, **whether he worships it or whether he does not worship it.**


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:5
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מַאי ״עוֹבְדָהּ״, וּמַאי ״שֶׁאֵינוֹ עוֹבְדָהּ״? אִילֵּימָא אִידֵּי וְאִידֵּי גּוֹי, הַיְינוּ שֶׁלּוֹ וְשֶׁל חֲבֵירוֹ! אֶלָּא לָאו ״עוֹבְדָהּ״ — גּוֹי, וּמַאי ״שֶׁאֵינוֹ עוֹבְדָהּ״ — גֵּר תּוֹשָׁב, וּשְׁמַע מִינַּהּ גֵּר תּוֹשָׁב נָמֵי מְבַטֵּל!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**What** is meant by the phrase: **Worships it, and what** is meant by the phrase: **Does not worship it? If we say** both **this and that** are referring to **a gentile, this is** the same as the previous statement in the *baraita*, that a gentile can revoke the status of **his own** object of idol worship **or that of another** gentile, i.e., an object that he worships or one that another gentile worships. **Rather, isn’t it** to be understood that the phrase: **Worships it,** is referring to **a gentile? And what** is the meaning of the phrase: **Does not worship it?** It is referring to **a *ger toshav*,** who does not worship any idols. **And learn from it** that **a *ger toshav* can also revoke** the status of objects of idol worship.


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:6
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לָא, לְעוֹלָם אֵימָא לָךְ: אִידֵּי וְאִידֵּי גּוֹי, וּדְקָאָמְרַתְּ הַיְינוּ ״שֶׁלּוֹ וְשֶׁל חֲבֵירוֹ״: רֵישָׁא — זֶה וָזֶה לִפְעוֹר, וְזֶה וָזֶה לְמַרְקוּלִיס; סֵיפָא — זֶה לִפְעוֹר וְזֶה לְמַרְקוּלִיס.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara rejects this explanation. **No, actually, I will say to you** that **this** phrase **and that** phrase are both referring to **a gentile, and** with regard to that **which you say,** that **this is** the same as the statement concerning **his** object of idol worship **or that of another** gentile, it can be explained as follows: **The first clause** is referring to a case where both gentiles worship the same idol, e.g., **this** one **and that** one both worship **Peor, or this** one **and that** one both worship **Mercury,** and the *baraita* is teaching that one can revoke the status of an idol that belongs to the other. **The latter clause,** which distinguishes between one who worships it and one who does not worship it, is referring to a case where **this** one worships **Peor and that** one worships **Mercury,** indicating that an idolater can revoke the status of an idol that he does not worship at all, but only if he is himself an idolater, as opposed to a *ger toshav*.


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:7
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מֵיתִיבִי: אֵיזֶהוּ גֵּר תּוֹשָׁב? כֹּל שֶׁקִּיבֵּל עָלָיו בִּפְנֵי שְׁלֹשָׁה חֲבֵרִים שֶׁלֹּא לַעֲבוֹד עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara **raises an objection** from a *baraita*: **Who is a *ger toshav*?** It is **anyone who has accepted upon himself before three *ḥaverim*,** i.e., people devoted to the meticulous observance of mitzvot, especially *halakhot* of ritual purity, *teruma*, and tithes, **not to worship idols.** This is **the statement of Rabbi Meir.**


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:8
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וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: כֹּל שֶׁקִּיבֵּל עָלָיו שֶׁבַע מִצְוֹת שֶׁקִּבְּלוּ עֲלֵיהֶם בְּנֵי נֹחַ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And the Rabbis say: Anyone who has accepted upon himself** observance of the **seven mitzvot that the descendants of Noah accepted upon themselves** is a *ger toshav*.


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:9
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אֲחֵרִים אוֹמְרִים: אֵלּוּ לֹא בָּאוּ לִכְלַל גֵּר תּוֹשָׁב, אֶלָּא אֵיזֶהוּ גֵּר תּוֹשָׁב? זֶה גֵּר אוֹכֵל נְבֵילוֹת, שֶׁקִּבֵּל עָלָיו לְקַיֵּים כׇּל מִצְוֹת הָאֲמוּרוֹת בַּתּוֹרָה חוּץ מֵאִיסּוּר נְבֵילוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Others say: These have not entered the category of *ger toshav*. Rather, who is a *ger toshav*? This is a convert** who **eats** unslaughtered **animal carcasses,** which are not kosher, but **who has accepted upon himself to observe all of the mitzvot that are stated in the Torah except for the prohibition** against eating unslaughtered **carcasses.**


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:10
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מְיַיחֲדִין אֶצְלוֹ יַיִן, וְאֵין מַפְקִידִין אֶצְלוֹ יַיִן, וַאֲפִילּוּ בְּעִיר שֶׁרוּבָּהּ יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲבָל מְיַיחֲדִין אֶצְלוֹ יַיִן וַאֲפִילּוּ בְּעִיר שֶׁרוּבָּהּ גּוֹיִם, שַׁמְנוֹ כְּיֵינוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: Whatever the definition of a *ger toshav*, the following *halakhot* apply to him: **One may leave him alone with wine** briefly without Jewish supervision with no concern that he might use it for a libation, thereby rendering it forbidden to Jews, as he is not an idol worshipper. **But one may not deposit wine with him** for an extended period of time, lest he exchange it with the wine of a gentile, which is forbidden. **And** this applies **even in a town that has a Jewish majority. But one may leave him alone with wine** briefly without Jewish supervision **even in a town with a majority of gentiles. His oil is** treated **like his wine** in terms of its permissibility.


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:11
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שַׁמְנוֹ כְּיֵינוֹ סָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ? שֶׁמֶן מִי קָא הָוֵי יֵין נֶסֶךְ? אֶלָּא, יֵינוֹ כְּשַׁמְנוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara interjects: **His oil is like his wine?** Can this **enter your mind? Does** the **oil** of a gentile **become,** i.e., assume the status of, **wine** used for **a libation? Rather,** the *baraita* should be emended as follows: **His wine is like his oil.** It is permitted to derive benefit from it, but not to consume it.


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:12
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וְלִשְׁאָר כׇּל דָּבָר הֲרֵי הוּא כְּגוֹי. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: יֵינוֹ יֵין נֶסֶךְ, וְאָמְרִי לַהּ מוּתָּר בִּשְׁתִיָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **And with regard to all other matters,** a *ger toshav* **is** treated **like a gentile. Rabban Shimon says: His wine is** treated like **wine** used for **a libation. And some say** he says: Even **drinking** it is **permitted.**


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:13
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קָתָנֵי מִיהָא: וְלִשְׁאָר כׇּל דְּבָרָיו הֲרֵי הוּא כְּגוֹי. לְמַאי הִלְכְתָא? לָאו דִּמְבַטֵּל עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה כְּגוֹי? אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן בַּר יִצְחָק: לֹא, לִיתֵּן רְשׁוּת וּלְבַטֵּל רְשׁוּת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara comments on the *baraita*: **In any event,** the *baraita* **teaches: And with regard to all other matters,** a *ger toshav* **is** treated **like a gentile. With regard to what *halakha*** is this stated? Is it **not** teaching **that he can revoke** the status of an object of **idol worship as a gentile** can? **Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak says: No,** it is stated with regard to **giving** away rights in **a domain or renouncing** rights in **a domain** in the context of the *halakhot* of joining houses in courtyards for Shabbat.


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:14
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וְכִדְתַנְיָא: יִשְׂרָאֵל מְשׁוּמָּד מְשַׁמֵּר שַׁבַּתּוֹ בַּשּׁוּק — מְבַטֵּל רְשׁוּת, שֶׁאֵין מְשַׁמֵּר שַׁבַּתּוֹ בַּשּׁוּק — אֵין מְבַטֵּל רְשׁוּת, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאָמְרוּ: יִשְׂרָאֵל נוֹתֵן רְשׁוּת וּמְבַטֵּל רְשׁוּת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** this is **as it is taught** in a *baraita*: **An apostate Jew** who nevertheless **observes his Shabbat in the marketplace,** i.e., in public, **can renounce** his rights in a shared **domain** so the other Jews in the domain may carry in it on Shabbat, but an apostate **who does not observe his Shabbat** even **in the marketplace cannot renounce** his rights in **a domain, because** the Sages **said** that only **a Jew can give** away rights in his **domain or renounce** his rights in his **domain,** and this applies in the context of joining houses in courtyards on Shabbat.


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:15
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וּבְגוֹי — עַד שֶׁיִּשְׂכּוֹר. כֵּיצַד? אוֹמֵר לוֹ: ״רְשׁוּתִי קְנוּיָה לָךְ״, ״רְשׁוּתִי מְבוּטֶּלֶת לָךְ״ — קָנָה, וְאֵין צָרִיךְ לִזְכּוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**But with regard to a gentile,** this is not effective **unless** the Jew **leases** his domain in the courtyard. **How so?** A Jew **may say to** another Jew: **My** rights in this **domain** are hereby **acquired by you,** or: **My** rights in this **domain** are hereby **renounced to you,** and the other Jew thereby **acquires** those rights, **and it is not necessary** for him **to take possession** of it through a formal act of acquisition.


###### Avodah Zarah 64b:16
[Avodah Zarah 64b:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Avodah%20Zarah/r/64b:16)

רַב יְהוּדָה שַׁדַּר לֵיהּ קוּרְבָּנָא

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: **Rav Yehuda sent a gift**