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The mechaber says YD 141:1
כָּל הַצְּלָמִים שֶׁל עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים הַנִּמְצָאִים בַּכְּפָרִים, אֲסוּרִים, דִּסְתָמָא לְשֵׁם עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים נַעֲשׂוּ. וְהַנִּמְצָאִים בַּכְּרַכִּים, מֻתָּרִים, דְּוַדַּאי לְנוֹי נַעֲשׂוּ,
The Shach there discusses difference between a “stam” statue and a statue on which there is a safek.
http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9146&st=&pgnum=123&hilite=I dont understand the difference, can someone please explain
Thank you
I don’t know this subject so well, but stama generally means that we can assume that it is use for A”Z, while safek means that we have a doubt. The Shach is saying that since it is the regular way of villages to create their statues for A”Z, we have to assume that it was built in this village for A”Z as well. However, it is the normal way for cities to build the statues for beauty. Therefore, we can assume that it was not used for A”Z and we don’t even have a doubt about it. However, if in the village case, there is a reason to doubt if the statue was built for beauty or A”Z, we are machimir and treat it like A”Z. I hope that this is helpful.
Your welcome. You got it.
I think Stama means more likely than not ie ordinarily, and safek means 50/50
I don’t know if I would quite phrase it that way…
Stama refers to case where there’s a likelihood which allows us to make an assumption (stama is the assumption); safek means we remain in doubt.
There are two cases of not knowing – where certain factors allow us to make an assumption (stama) and where we must remain in doubt (safek).
The safek case would presumably be where it’s neither in a kfar or a crach (as you suggest).
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