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Nedarim 53: שֶׁמֶן שׁוּמְשְׁמִין

jyungar December 17, 2022

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One who vows that wine is forbidden to him is permitted to partake of apple wine, i.e., cider, as the unspecified term wine refers only to grape wine. One who vows that oil is forbidden to him is permitted to partake of sesame oil, as the unspecified term oil refers only to olive oil. One who vows that honey is forbidden to him is permittedto eat date honey, as the unspecified term honey refers only to bee honey.

We explore the history chemistry and phylogenetics of sesame and other oils uses in antiquity.

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