Responsa for Menachot 85:7
רבי מני דייק וזבין כחומרי מתניתא א"ל ההוא סבא הכי עבוד קמאי דקמך ואצלח עיסקייהו
whereupon a certain old man said to him, Those who long preceded you acted so, and they were successful in their business. Our Rabbis taught: If a man bought a garment furnished with zizith from an Israelite in the market, the presumption is [that it is valid];<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the blue thread in the zizith is deemed to be genuine.');"><sup>8</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. Whence did Maimonides derive the law that one should not sell to a Gentile a talith unless its Zizith are cut off, lest the Gentile gain the confidence of a Jew thereby, and kill him while traveling with him?
A. This law is clearly stated in the Talmud, (Menachot 43a).
This Responsum is addressed to R. Asher.
SOURCES: Pr. 543.
A. This law is clearly stated in the Talmud, (Menachot 43a).
This Responsum is addressed to R. Asher.
SOURCES: Pr. 543.
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