Commentary for Avodah Zarah 103:11
ור"ע אשכחן עבודת כוכבים של עובד כוכבים דאסורה מיד דישראל עד שתעבד מנלן אמר רב יהודה אמר קרא (דברים כז, טו) ושם בסתר עד שיעשה לה דברים שבסתר
We have found R. Akiva's reason for the view that the idol of an idolater is prohibited immediately, but from does he derive that if it belonged to an Israelite [it is not prohibited] until it is worshipped? Rav Judah said: The verse states, “And sets it up in secret” (Deuteronomy 27:15) until he performs for it things which are done in secret.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Rav Judah uses a verse from Deuteronomy 27 to prove that R. Akiva holds that idols made by Jews are not prohibited until they are actually worshipped.
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