Commentary for Yevamot 30:3

באתי והודעתי את אבא אמר לי לך ואמור לו חבית נקובה היתה אלא שסתמוה שמרים ותנן חבית של זיתים מגולגלים בית שמאי אומרים אין צריכה לנקב

I again went out and communicated the matter to my father, who said to me, 'Go tell him that the jar was broached,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Keeping olives in a broached container is clear evidence that the owner had no desire to retain the sap that exudes from the olives; and only liquids which are desired by the owner render the fruit susceptible to Levitical uncleanness. ');">⁵</span> only the lees had blocked up the breach';<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And thus the undesired 'moisture remained on the olives. As such moisture does not render the fruit susceptible to uncleanness (v. previous note) the olives may safely be eaten even by the scrupulous. ');">⁶</span>

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