Commentary for Pesachim 213:5

בעא מיניה רב הונא מרב חסדא מהו לקדושי אשיכרא אמר השתא ומה פירזומא ותאיני ואסני דבעאי מיניה מרב ורב מר' חייא ורבי חייא מרבי ולא פשט ליה שיכרא מיבעיא

R'Hisda asked R'Huna:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Text as emended (Bah) . hbht,');">⁷</span> Is it permitted to recite kiddush over beer? Said he to him, Seeing that I asked Rab, and Rab asked R'Hiyya, and R'Hiyya asked Rabbi about pirzuma,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jast. A beer brewed from figs,in that case it must differ from which is also a beverage made from figs, while ordinary beer is from barley. Rashi however regards pirzuma as barley beer, while ordinary beer is made from dates.');">⁸</span>

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