Commentary for Avodah Zarah 51:5
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> ת"ר בת ישראל לא תיילד את העובדת כוכבים מפני שמילדת בן לעבודת כוכבים ועובדת כוכבים לא תיילד את בת ישראל מפני שחשודין על שפיכות דמים דברי רבי מאיר
GEMARA. Our Rabbis taught: An Israelite woman should not act as midwife for an idolatrous woman, because she delivers a child to idolatry; nor should an idolatrous woman act as midwife to an Israelite woman because they are suspected of murder, the words of R. Meir.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
This baraita expands on the mishnah, explaining it, limiting its applicability and bringing in a dissenting opinion. According to R. Meir, the idolatrous woman may not serve a midwife for a Jew even if others are watching her.
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