Sunday 24 June 2018

Zevachim 72: Seven Items So Important That Their Presence Will Not Nullify

Brief notes from today's daf:

  • forbidden items can be batel, nullified, 
    • b'rov, when the majority of the items are permitted 
    • b'shishim, when the amount of permitted items allows a mixture where the forbidden items cannot be tasted
      • Sages determined that this is when there are 60 times the permitted material then forbidden material
    • the Gemara discusses an exception: when objects are considered to have such importance that they cannot be nullified
    • Rabbi Akiva names seven objects:
      • Nuts from Perech
      • Pomegranates from Badan
      • Sealed barrels
      • Beet greens
      • Cabbage stalks
      • Grecian gourds
      • Loaves of a homeowner
  • The Gemara discusses the egoz, walnut tree, is commonly planted under the shade of palm trees
  • The three types of walnuts are categorized based on the thickness of their shells where the thinnest is the most valued
  • Sealed barrels imply stored wine in earthenware containers with stoppers to close the cask
  • When moved into storage or elsewhere, the stopper was sealed with clay temporarily
  • Once the cask was opened, the air would age (damage) the wine
  • Rambam rules Rabbi Akiva's seven things as examples
  • examples stand on their own as important enough for this special status in any place/time

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