Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Kiddushin 147:13

ותו ר' יהודה אוסר אהייא אילימא אודאן בספיקן הא מדקתני סיפא ר"א אומר ודאן בודאן מותר ודאן בספיקן וספיקן בספיקן אסור מכלל דר' יהודה לא סבירא ליה

CERTAIN [UNFITS] WITH DOUBTFUL [UNFITS], DOUBTFUL WITH CERTAIN, OR DOUBTFUL WITH DOUBTFUL, ARE FORBIDDEN. NOW, THESE ARE THE DOUBTFUL: SHETHUKI, FOUNDLINGS AND CUTHEANS.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. In Talmudic times their status fluctuated and the Rabbis seem to have been undecided how to regard them. As this Mishnah shews, they were still regarded as Jews, though falling within the category of 'doubtful' in respect of genealogy. In later times they were declared non-Jews absolutely.');"><sup>19</sup></span> <big><b>GEMARA: </b></big>What is meant by 'ALL WHO ARE FORBIDDEN TO ENTER INTO THE ASSEMBLY'?

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