[Avodah] Infestation in figs

[L Reich]

to Avodah forum:

Can anyone reconcile the seeming halachic contradiction regarding figs, 
whether fresh or dry (the latter being known as /Grogrois/ in the Talmud.

All halachic sources stress the severity of consuming insects found in 
figs. Many recent works deal with exhausting requirement of examination 
before consumption.

Yet....

Yet we find many talmudical references to large pressed cakes of 
/Grogrois/, which were sawn apart before consumption. Detailed 
examination of such fig for insects is virtually impossible. Did the 
consumers rely on the pressers to check each fig added to the cake?

Furthermore in dealing with the hazard of /Gilui/ - liquids and soft 
foods left uncovered and possibly injected with snake venom - The Talmud 
Yurshalmi states that one may eat (soft) figs in the dark and not worry 
about venom. What about insects ?

Elozor Reich



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