Saturday, December 6, 2008

Kiddushin 58 - Money from the Sale of Forbidden Objects

Money from the sale of forbidden objects listed previously is permitted for use, and betrothal with it is valid. Why?

Regarding idolatry, it says, "You shall not bring it into your house and become banned like it," which means that whatever you generate from the sale of idols is forbidden, but other money is permitted. But this may teach the rule, not an exception. - No, because there is another exception where money is forbidden: the fruit of the seventh year. Money from the sale of other items is permitted.

Art: Terracotta Idols Of Tabasco, From The Ancient Cities Of New Mexico, by Claude Joseph Desire Charnay

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