Commentary for Avodah Zarah 61:8
אמר רבי אלעזר הכל משתמר בחותם אחד חוץ מן היין שאין משתמר בחותם אחד ור' יוחנן אמר אפי' יין משתמר בחותם אחד ולא פליגי הא כר"א הא כרבנן
R. Elazar said: Everything is considered guarded by one seal, except wine which is not considered guarded by one seal. R. Yohanan however said: Even wine is considered guarded by one seal. And they are not arguing with one other: one follows the opinion of R. Eliezer, and the other, that of the rabbis.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
According to R. Elazar, if one wants to guard, for instance, one’s food, such that it remains kosher, one seal around the package is enough (I know—on the airplane they put two seals). The exception is wine—wine must be guarded by a double seal. R. Yohanan says that one seal is always sufficient.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
This is an unusual use of the term “and they are not arguing” because in the end R. Elazar and R. Yohanan do argue. R. Elazar holds like the rabbis—a seal is not sufficient to protect wine. R. Yohanan holds like R. Eliezer—a seal does guard the wine.
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