Commentary for Avodah Zarah 83:21
איתיביה רבי יוסי אומר אף לא ירקות בימות הגשמים מפני שהנבייה נושרת עליהן אמאי תיהוי כעבודת כוכבים שנשתברה מאליה
[R. Yohanan raised] another difficulty against [Resh Lakish]: R. Yose says: Nor may vegetables [be planted beneath an Asherah tree] in winter because the foliage falls upon them. But why? Let it be considered the same as an idol which broke its own accord!
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
An Asherah is a tree that is worshipped. One may not derive any benefit from such a tree. R. Yose says that one may not plant under such a tree, because that would be taking advantage of the falling leaves as fertilizer. But again, why not consider the leaves to be like an idol that breaks on its own. After all, that is essentially what happened to the tree.
In this case we cannot consider the leaves to be annulled because the tree is still standing and nothing has happened to it. Unlike an idol that breaks, no one would say that the tree has broken just because some leaves fell off.
In this case we cannot consider the leaves to be annulled because the tree is still standing and nothing has happened to it. Unlike an idol that breaks, no one would say that the tree has broken just because some leaves fell off.
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