פירוש על עבודה זרה 86:14
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The final problem is again with regard to Rabban Gamaliel—he was an individual, and he had these images in his upper chamber. Why wasn’t he concerned that people would suspect him of worshipping them?
There are three answers:
He was the head of the community, and therefore, other people were always there with him.
The images were in pieces, and it is only prohibited if the image is whole
Rabban Gamaliel had these images for study, and one may make images to study them. This is a very broad relaxation of the prohibition and was frequently invoked throughout history to allow for the making of images.
There are three answers:
He was the head of the community, and therefore, other people were always there with him.
The images were in pieces, and it is only prohibited if the image is whole
Rabban Gamaliel had these images for study, and one may make images to study them. This is a very broad relaxation of the prohibition and was frequently invoked throughout history to allow for the making of images.
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