Commentary for Avodah Zarah 84:10
א"ל רבי יעקב לרבי ירמיה בר תחליפא אסברה לך באפרוחין כאן וכאן מותרין בביצים כאן וכאן אסורין אמר רב אשי ואפרוחין שצריכין לאמן כביצים דמו:
R. Ya’akov said to R. Yirmiyah b. Tahlifa: I will explain this to you: As for young birds, they may be used in any event; as for eggs they are prohibited in any event. R. Ashi said: Young birds which need the care of their mother are considered to be like eggs [and are not permitted].
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
These amoraim now explain when one may or may not make use of the birds or eggs found in a dedicated tree or an asherah tree. If the birds can fly, then they do not need the tree, and therefore, they may be used. But eggs and young birds need the tree and therefore are prohibited.
Note that this concludes our long sugya about idols that broke on their own. There is no resolution to the sugya. No one “wins” the argument. The halakhah ends up following R. Yohanan, but not because he wins. The halakhah follows him because according to a rule imposed on the Talmud that the halakhah basically always follows R. Yohanan when he argues with Resh Lakish except for six cases. This is not one of the six.
Note that this concludes our long sugya about idols that broke on their own. There is no resolution to the sugya. No one “wins” the argument. The halakhah ends up following R. Yohanan, but not because he wins. The halakhah follows him because according to a rule imposed on the Talmud that the halakhah basically always follows R. Yohanan when he argues with Resh Lakish except for six cases. This is not one of the six.
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