Commentary for Avodah Zarah 123:4
א"ר אבהו א"ר יוחנן קנס הוא שקנסו חכמים בחמרין וביין נסך יין נסך הא דאמרן חמרין מאי היא דתניא החמרין שהיו עושין מלאכה בפירות שביעית שכרן שביעית
R. Abahu said in the name of R. Yohanan: It is a penalty which the Sages imposed upon donkey-drivers and in connection with yayin nesekh. As for yayin nesekh it is as has just been stated; And what is the case of the donkey-drivers? As it has been taught: If donkeydrivers work with Sabbatical year produce, their wage is [considered the produce of] a Sabbatical year.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
R. Yohanan says that there is no purely technical rationale behind the mishnah’s law. Rather it is simply a penalty the rabbis meted out for those who work in the production of yayin nesekh. R. Yohanan also mentions a penalty for donkey drivers. Tomorrow’s section will clarify what this refers to.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The penalty placed on the donkey-drivers is for doing work with Sabbatical year produce.
The Talmud will now we explain what the baraita means.
The Talmud will now we explain what the baraita means.
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