Commentary for Avodah Zarah 66:5
רב יצחק בר ביסנא הוה ליה הנהו מאני דפקוסנא מלינהו מיא אנחינהו בשימשא פקעו א"ל רבי אבא אסרתינהו עלך איסורא דלעולם אימור דאמור רבנן ממלינהו מיא אנוחי בשימשא מי אמור
R. Yitzchak b. Bisna had some vessels made of boxwood (meaning of word uncertain). He filled them with water and let them stand in the sun, and they split. R. Abba said to him: You have indeed prohibited them for yourself forever! While our rabbis did say they should be filled with water; did they say they should be left in the sun?
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Oops—filling the vessels with water was a good idea. Leaving them out in the sun, not such a good idea. R. Abba—maybe you could have had a bit more sympathy for R. Yitzchak?
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