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Forbidden to drink or benefit from wine used in idolatrous worship.
This mitzvah prohibits drinking wine that has been poured as a libation to an idol (yayin nesekh). Such wine was central to idolatrous rituals, and by forbidding it entirely, the Torah creates a strong barrier between Israel and pagan worship. The prohibition extends not only to drinking but also to deriving any form of benefit. In later rabbinic law, restrictions were added to wine handled by idolaters (stam yeinam) to prevent assimilation and safeguard Jewish distinctiveness.
Commentary & Classical Explanation:
Mitzvot that prohibit worship of false gods and practices associated with idol worship.
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