[Avodah] Ta'aroves of yayn mevushal

[David Riceman]

Me:
>>  and notice that he says explicitly that we and the gentiles have the 
>> same criteria for yayin rauy l'nisuh.
> RZS:
> No, he doesn't say anything about what rules the AKUM have -- how could
> he?  How could he, or anyone, possibly know?  All he says is "eino
> mitnasech" -- it doesn't become nesech.   Nesech is a halachic category;
> the AKUM set their own rules, and can do whatever they like,
Look later on in the same halacha "lo gazru ela al hayayin harauy 
l'hitnasech".  If "l'hitnasech" means "to become subject to the gezeirah 
of stam yaynam", as you seem to understand it, then the phrase is a 
meaningless tautology.  If, as makes sense, it means "to be poured as a 
libation" then the reisha is clearly talking about an idolatrous libation.

David Riceman