A talmudic ban on handling Gentile wine prevented Jews from participating in the trade of this major commodity. Medieval rabbis found ways to ease this restriction, but the Jews persisted in observing the ban. This analysis of historical and rabbinic sources examines why this was so, and how halakhic sources can shed light on societal developments.
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A talmudic ban on handling Gentile wine prevented Jews from participating in the trade of this major commodity. Medieval rabbis found ways to ease this restriction, but the Jews persisted in observing the ban. This analysis of historical and rabbinic sources examines why this was so, and how halakhic sources can shed light on societal developments.
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