Commentary for Avodah Zarah 76:17
אמר רב תרי מיני שתיתאה שדר ברזילי הגלעדי לדוד דכתיב (שמואל ב יז, כח) משכב וספות וכלי יוצר חטים ושעורים וקמח וקלי ופול ועדשים וקלי והשתא הוא דקא מפקי צני צני לשוקי דנהרדעא ולית דחייש להא דאבוה דשמואל ולוי:
Rav said: Barzilai the Gileadite sent two kinds of shetita to David, as it is said, “And Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched grain, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse” (II Samuel 17:28). Nowadays people carry out basketfuls to the markets of Nehardea and no one is concerned about the view of Shmuel’s father and Levi.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Barzilai sent parched grain and parched beans to David. Rav identifies this as the two kinds of shetita.
The sugya about shetita concludes by noting that the people of Nehardea do not worry about shetita made by Gentiles. They completely ignore the statement of Shmuel’s father and Levi. Hard to resist that yummy shetita!
The sugya about shetita concludes by noting that the people of Nehardea do not worry about shetita made by Gentiles. They completely ignore the statement of Shmuel’s father and Levi. Hard to resist that yummy shetita!
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