Responsa for Gittin 121:1
כולי עלמא לא פליגי כי פליגי בלחי וקוקרי:
there is no difference of opinion between the Rabbis and R. Jose.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As these, having a hollow, certainly confer ownership on the one who set them, and to take the contents would be robbery. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> Where they differ is when fishhooks and traps<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Made of little joists. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
In a new town it is forbidden to introduce the custom of giving presents to Gentile servants on Purim. R. Ephraim applied to this custom the verse: "and I multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal (Hos. 2, 10)." However, in places where the custom has already been well rooted, it should not be discontinued lest it disturb peaceful relations with the Gentile neighbors.
SOURCES: L. 184; Hag. Maim. to Megillah 2, 5; Orchot Hayyim II, p. 236, misconstrued by editor.
SOURCES: L. 184; Hag. Maim. to Megillah 2, 5; Orchot Hayyim II, p. 236, misconstrued by editor.
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