Commentary for Avodah Zarah 67:4
ר"ע איקלע לגינזק בעו מיניה מתענין לשעות או אין מתענין לשעות לא הוה בידיה קנקנים של עובדי כוכבים אסורין או מותרין לא הוה בידיה במה שימש משה כל שבעת ימי המלואים לא הוה בידיה
R. Akiva happened to come to Ginzak. They asked him: Is fasting by hours considered a fast, or is it not considered a fast? He did not have an answer. [They then asked him:] Are bottles of idolaters permitted or forbidden? He did not have an answer. In what garments did Moses minister during the seven days of consecration? He did not have an answer.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The first question deals with a voluntary fast that a person might accept upon himself (this seems to have been a common pietistic practice). If he began the day not thinking that he was fasting, and then decided to fast and had not yet eaten, does this count as a fast? The second question is the topic we have been discussing. The third question is whether Moses wore priestly clothing during the seven days in which the altar was being consecrated despite the fact that he is not a priest.
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