Although one may not derive benefit from an offering made to an idol, and although one must normally assume that anything in an idolatrous temple is an offering, what is the rule if the item that appears on the idol were placed there in order to denigrate it?

Although one may not derive benefit from an offering made to an idol, and although one must normally assume that anything in an idolatrous temple is an offering, what is the rule if the item that appears on the idol were placed there in order to denigrate it?

Although one may not derive benefit from an offering made to an idol, and although one must normally assume that anything in an idolatrous temple is an offering, what is the rule if the item that appears on the idol were placed there in order to denigrate it?

Vegetables planted underneath an Ashera tree are the products of both the permissible earth, and the forbidden shade of the tree. Are these vegetables themselves permitted or forbidden? In answering this question, the Rambam offers a rule of thumb that applies to all other situations comparable to this.

Vegetables planted underneath an Ashera tree are the products of both the permissible earth, and the forbidden shade of the tree. Are these vegetables themselves permitted or forbidden? In answering this question, the Rambam offers a rule of thumb that applies to all other situations comparable to this.

Vegetables planted underneath an Ashera tree are the products of both the permissible earth, and the forbidden shade of the tree. Are these vegetables themselves permitted or forbidden? In answering this question, the Rambam offers a rule of thumb that applies to all other situations comparable to this.

One may not derive any benefit from an Ashera tree - that is, a tree that either is worshiped itself, or has an idol placed directly underneath it. What about birds that nest in an Ashera? What about bread that is baked with the wood of an Ashera? Find out on the latest episode of the Maimonides Minute podcast.

One may not derive any benefit from an Ashera tree - that is, a tree that either is worshiped itself, or has an idol placed directly underneath it. What about birds that nest in an Ashera? What about bread that is baked with the wood of an Ashera? Find out on the latest episode of the Maimonides Minute podcast.

One may not derive any benefit from an Ashera tree - that is, a tree that either is worshiped itself, or has an idol placed directly underneath it. What about birds that nest in an Ashera? What about bread that is baked with the wood of an Ashera? Find out on the latest episode of the Maimonides Minute podcast.

If an item used for idolatry falls and gets lost in a larger group, one may not use any of the items in the larger group. But what if an item from this group falls into a second group?