Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Responsa for Yevamot 126:12

א"ל רבא לרבה בר מארי כתיב (ירמיהו ח, ב) לא יאספו ולא יקברו לדומן על פני האדמה יהיו וכתיב (ירמיהו ח, ג) ונבחר מות מחיים אמר ליה נבחר מות לרשעים שלא יחיו בעולם הזה ויחטאו ויפלו בגיהנם

has said in his heart: 'There is no God' etc.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. XIV, 1. ');"><sup>36</sup></span> In a Baraitha it was taught: This refers to the people of Barbaria<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tunis. ');"><sup>37</sup></span> and the people of Mauretania<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Britannia? v. Jast. ');"><sup>38</sup></span> who go naked in the streets; for there is nothing more objectionable and abominable to the Omnipresent than the man who goes naked in the streets. R. Johanan said: This refers to the Parsees.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The followers of an expanded Zoroastrian ritual who, under the guidance of the Magians, in the reign of Ardashir I (226-241), severely oppressed the adherents of other creeds. ');"><sup>39</sup></span>

Sefer HaTashbetz

In the chapter “Ha-ba al Yevimto” (Yevamot 63b), it is said about the magi that came to Babylonia that they exhume the dead because there was rejoicing on their festivals. This implies that it is forbidden to rejoice with them on their festival, and we find no distinction in this regard between idolaters and those who are not idolaters. Therefore, even if this lamb would not be considered a sacrifice, the law would forbid dealing with [the gentiles] to join them in the slaughter and eating. Moreover, since they must slaughter their animals facing south, even on non-festival days, one who slaughters on their behalf incurs the penalty of lashes for violating “do not walk in the ways of the gentiles.”
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