Commentary for Avodah Zarah 97:8

וממאי דטעמא דר"א כדאביי דלמא טעמא דר"א משום דאחר אחרון אני בא אי גמיר באיסורא אסורה ואי גמיר בהיתירא מותרין בין סלקיה ובין לא סלקיה

But how do we know that the reasoning of R. Eliezer is like that suggested by Abaye; perhaps his reasoning is because he follows the last thing, and thus if the last thing was forbidden, it is forbidden, and if the last thing is permitted, it is permitted, whether he removed [the prohibited substance] or did not.

Explore commentary for Avodah Zarah 97:8. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.