Commentary for Shabbat 33:8

הניחא למ"ד כלי טמא חושב משקין שפיר אלא למ"ד אין כלי טמא חושב משקין מאי איכא למימר אלא אמר זעירי אמר ר' חנינא גזירה שמא יבצרנו בקופות מזופפות

[Now,] what is the reason?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why does the exuding liquid make the grapes susceptible to uncleanness? For the logic is the reverse, seeing that this liquid is wasted and its exuding is not with its owner's desire, whereas the owner's desire is necessary for it to cause susceptibility to defilement. ');">¹⁵</span> — Said Ze'iri in R. Hanina's name: For fear lest he vintage it into unclean baskets.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the uncleanness comes simultaneously with the fluid, the latter renders the grapes fit to become unclean, even without the owner's desire. ');">¹⁶</span>

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