[Avodah] distilled fruit juice

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:20:49AM -0400, David Riceman wrote:
> RMB:
> <<I think it's of the same worldview as that which lists mayim and tal  
> as different liquids. We care about where water comes from.>>
>
> I don't think that's right.  The issue is the name.  See the Sifra on  
> "v'chol mashkeh asher yishaseh ..." cited by the AhSHhA Tohoros 158:4.

And what is the significance of shinui sheim if not basing the din on
how we think of something over the physics of how it actually is?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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