Commentary for Taanit 59:15

אמר רב יהודה אמר רב כך היה מנהגו של רבי יהודה ברבי אילעאי ערב תשעה באב מביאין לו פת חריבה במלח ויושב

A Tanna taught: The law forbidding the use of liquids left uncovered does not apply to new wine in the first stage of fermentation.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There is no danger of contamination by the poison of a snake as the snake would not drink such liquid. Cf. Ter. VIII, 4.');">¹⁵</span> And how long does it take to ferment? - Three days. Rab Judah said in the name of Rab: The following was the practice of R'Judah B'Il'ai. On the eve of the Ninth of Ab there was brought to him dry bread with salt and he would take his seat

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