Responsa for Gittin 121:12
רישא וסיפא בטומאה וטהרה ורישא בטומאת חולין וסיפא בטומאת חלה
Raba said: [We are speaking] here of the 'am ha-arez [specified] by R. Meir<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whereas the first clause deals with a woman who is suspected in regard to the Sabbatical year. ');"><sup>20</sup></span> and the cleanness and uncleanness recognised [only] by the Rabbis,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Being only Rabbinic we need not be so particular. ');"><sup>21</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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