Commentary for Avodah Zarah 122:5
חכמים אהייא אילימא אסיפא תנא קמא נמי מיסר קא אסר ואלא ארישא דסיפא והא קאמר ליה ר' יוחנן לתנא תני אע"פ שאין מפתח וחותם בידו
The sages refer to which clause? If I say it is to the last, the first tanna also prohibits it. Perhaps it is to the first half of the second clause. But R. Yohanan told the tanna: “Read [as follows]: Even though the key and seal are not in his possession [the wine is permitted]”!
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Talmud tries to analyze what exactly the sages are referring to. If they are referring to the immediately preceding clause then all agree—the wine is prohibited unless there is a Jew present.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
If the sages are referring to the first half of the second clause, where the Jew is preparing the non-Jew’s wine, then we also have a problem. How could R. Yohanan allow such wine without a Jew even having possession of the key and seal if the sages rule that the wine is prohibited without a guard? Would R. Yohanan rule against the sages?
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