Commentary for Avodah Zarah 71:2
א"ל שמואל לרב בשלמא לדידי דאמינא זליפתן של כלים אסורין אוסרתן היינו דכי אתא רב יצחק בר שמואל בר מרתא ואמר דריש רבי שמלאי בנציבין שמן ר' יהודה ובית דינו נמנו עליו והתירוהו
Shmuel said to Rav: It makes sense according to my explanation that the residue from their prohibited vessels renders it prohibited, that when R. Yitzchak bar Shmuel b. Marta came [from Eretz Yisrael] he stated that R. Simlai expounded in Nisibis: As regards oil R. Judah and his court took a vote and declared it permitted,
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Talmud recalls that R. Judah [assumed below to be R. Judah Hanasi, but probably referring to his grandson], the rabbis took a vote and allowed Jews to use Gentile oil. If the reason for the prohibition was that the vessels of non-Jews imparted forbidden flavor to the oil, then we can understand why it was overturned. Some rabbis thought that since this flavor does not improve the taste of the oil, the oil is permitted.
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