Responsa for Gittin 121:7
אשת חבר משאלת לאשת עם הארץ נפה וכברה ובוררת וטוחנת ומרקדת עמה אבל משתטיל את המים לא תגע עמה לפי שאין מחזיקין ידי עוברי עבירה וכולן לא אמרו אלא מפני דרכי שלום
<b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. A WOMAN MAY LEND TO ANOTHER WHO IS SUSPECTED OF NOT OBSERVING THE SABBATICAL YEAR<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., of keeping produce which has been gathered after the inauguration of the Sabbatical year. ');"><sup>11</sup></span> A FAN OR A SIEVE OR A HANDMILL OR A STOVE, BUT SHE SHOULD NOT SIFT OR GRIND WITH HER. THE WIFE OF A HABER<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. ');"><sup>12</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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