Avodah Zorah: chapter 2
Avodah Zarah 22
Covers the conditions under which a Jewish-gentile business partnership avoids Shabbos violations, and whether buying animals or produce from a non-Jewish herder raises its own concerns.
Avodah Zarah 23
Covers the halachic concerns around a non-Jew's unsupervised contact with a captured woman or an animal, and a detailed sugya on what disqualifies a red heifer from its special status.
Avodah Zarah 24
Covers Rabbi Eliezer's concerns behind disqualifying a red heifer born among gentiles, the story of Dama ben Netina's reward for honoring his father, and rules on buying animals from non-Jews for sacrifice.
Avodah Zarah 25
Covers the halachic etiquette and safety concerns of walking alongside a non-Jew, Rabbi Akiva's students outwitting robbers, and a broader discussion of the Sefer HaYashar.
Avodah Zarah 26
Covers the concerns around a Jewish midwife or nurse assisting idol-worshippers, when Shabbos may be violated to avoid hatred, and who may perform a bris for different categories of non-observant Jews.
Avodah Zarah 27
Covers the debate over relying on a non-Jew's medical advice, the concept of 'temporary life' not overriding certain halachos, and the famous story of Ben Dama's fatal refusal of a questionable cure.
Avodah Zarah 28
Covers which injuries justify violating Shabbos for treatment, and a chassidic excursus on how the Gemara's ancient medicines reflected a physical world since fundamentally changed.
Avodah Zarah 29
Covers the mirror and distance requirements for a kosher haircut from a non-Jew, and why vinegar or wine touched by an idolater remains forbidden even after its taste changes.
Avodah Zarah 30
Covers the halachos of gilui (uncovered liquid, feared to have been exposed to a snake), which liquids are exempt from the concern, and the rules for giving questionably-exposed water to animals.
Avodah Zarah 31
Covers the sealing requirements that let a Jew trust wine left with a non-Jew, why beer made by gentiles is forbidden, and a debate over drinking a non-Jew's beer at the store versus at home.
Avodah Zarah 32
Covers whether idolatry-tainted earthenware may be repurposed, business dealings with idol-worshippers while traveling to a pilgrimage or fair, and a dispute over trading with an irreligious Jew.
Avodah Zarah 33
Covers whether tar-lined or leather containers can hold kosher wine safely near a non-Jew, and the methods used to kosher vessels that absorbed forbidden wine.
Avodah Zarah 35
Covers the several reasons offered for prohibiting gentile cheese -- rennet concerns, pig fat, non-kosher milk -- and a story about a rabbi finding unusually hard bread.
Avodah Zarah 34
Covers a dispute over cheese made from rennet of an animal slaughtered for idol worship, and the halachic weight of a slim majority in determining the cheese's status.
Avodah Zarah 36
Covers the authority of later courts to annul earlier rabbinic decrees (like the oil prohibition), and a broader sugya on intermarriage concerns connected to the 18 decrees.
Avodah Zarah 37
Covers a get written with a time-limited condition, Rabbi Yossi's testimony permitting three disputed practices, and the rules distinguishing kosher from non-kosher locusts.
Avodah Zarah 38
Covers when food cooked partly by a Jew and partly by a non-Jew remains kosher, the classic cases of roasted eggs and salted fish, and when a forbidden taste is considered 'spoiled' (nosen taam lifgam).
Avodah Zarah 39
Covers which foods need an expert seller to confirm their kosher status (like fish with no visible sign), how long trust in a household's kashrus lasts, and the rules for items requiring a double seal.