Commentary for Avodah Zarah 120:1
דאיפקעה לאורכה אידרי ההוא עובד כוכבים חבקה שרייה רפרם בר פפא ואי תימא רב הונא בריה דרב יהושע לזבוני לעובדי כוכבים וה"מ דפקעה לאורכה אבל לפותייה אפילו בשתיה שרי מ"ט מעשה לבינה קעביד
split lengthwise, and a non-Jew sprang forward and clasped it in his arms. Rafram b. Papa (another version--R. Huna the son of Rab Joshua) permitted selling it to non-Jews. This rule applies only when it split lengthwise, but if crosswise it is permitted even to be drunk [by Israelites]. What is the reason? He only did what a brick might have done.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The non-Jew held this wine inside the jug by holding the broken jug together. The force that he applies to the walls of the jug causes the wine to be prohibited but only for consumption. A Jew may still sell it.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
If the split is lengthwise then when he held it together, the non-Jew did something that could not have been done by a heavy weight. But if it split cross-wise, and he just held the top down, then even a brick could have accomplished that. The wine remains totally permitted.
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