Commentary for Sanhedrin 148:10

מאי הוי עלה אמר רב אדא בר אהבה אמרי בי רב כתיב (מלכים ב ה, יח) לדבר הזה יסלח ה' לעבדך בבא אדני בית רמון להשתחות שמה והוא נשען על ידי והשתחויתי וכתיב (מלכים ב ה, יט) ויאמר לו לך לשלום

But their personal pleasure is different;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., They do not demand the fire as a religious act, whereby the Jew shall associate himself in idolatrous worship, but merely desire its warmth in their churches. ');">⁹</span> so here too [in Esther's case].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ahasuerus made her transgress for his personal pleasure, not because he desired her to violate her religion. ');">¹⁰</span> This [answer] concurs with Raba's view expressed elsewhere. For Raba said: If a Gentile said to a Jew. 'Cut grass on the Sabbath for the cattle, and if not I will slay thee', he must rather be killed than cut it; 'Cut it and throw it into the river, he should rather be slain than cut it. Why so? — Because his intention is to force him to violate his religion. It was asked of R. Ammi: Is a Noachide bound to sanctify the Divine Name or not? — Abaye said, Come and hear: The Noachides were commanded to keep seven precepts.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra 56a. ');">¹¹</span> Now, if they were commanded to sanctify the Divine Name, they are eight. Raba said to him: Them, and an pertaining thereto.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e. sanctifying the Divine Name by observing their seven precepts is not a separate precept, but included therein. ');">¹²</span> What is the decision? — The disciples of Rab<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 387 n. 7. ');">¹³</span> said: It is written, In this thing, the Lord pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' II Kings V, 18. ');">¹⁴</span> And it is written, And he said unto him, Go in peace.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 19. ');">¹⁵</span>

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