Commentary for Avodah Zarah 50:1
אלא בתלתא דכוותה גבי ישראל בפרוצים מי שרי והתנן אבל אשה אחת מתייחדת עם שני אנשים ואמר רב יהודה אמר שמואל לא שנו אלא בכשרים אבל בפרוצים אפילו עשרה נמי לא מעשה היה והוציאוה עשרה במטה
It must therefore refer to three idolaters. But would this be permitted in the case of loose Israelites? Have we not learned: “But one woman may be alone with two men,” and Rav Judah said in the name of Shmuel: This refers only to moral men, but as to loose ones, it is not permitted, even if they are ten. And it happened that ten men took her out on a bier [for an immoral purpose]!
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
It is prohibited for Jewish women to be isolated with loose Israelites, those who would not be ashamed to have sex with her in front of other men. This is true no matter how many there are. Thus again we are faced with the question—how does the rule for isolation with non-Jews differ from the rule concerning isolation with Jews?
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