Commentary for Avodah Zarah 118:5
ההיא חביתא דחמרא דאישתקיל לברזא אתא עובד כוכבים אידרי אנח ידיה עילויה אמר רב פפא כל דלהדי ברזא חמרא אסיר
It once happened that the stopper fell out of a cask of wine, and a non-Jew sprang forward and placed his hand over it: R. Papa said: All the wine that is on the level with the spout is prohibited
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
According to this version of the story, R. Papa prohibited only the wine that was on the same level as the spout. The rest of the barrel, what was above it and below it, was permitted. We don’t consider all of the wine to be connected.
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