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and they may also redeem lands that they sold at any time, i.e., even right after selling the field, and are not bound by the halakhot of the Jubilee Year, one might say that they should also not be obligated to fulfill the mitzva of blowing the shofar on Rosh HaShana. Therefore, the baraita teach
§ The Talmud cites another similar baraita: Everyone is obligated in the reading of the Megilla including priests, Levites, and Israelites. The Talmud asks as before: Isn’t that obvious? The Talmud answers: No, it is necessary to teach that they cancel their service in the Temple and come to hear
The Talmud cites yet another similar baraita: Everyone is obligated to form a zimmun and recite Grace after Meals, including priests, Levites, and Israelites. The Talmud asks: Isn’t that obvious? The Talmud answers: No, it is necessary to teach this halakha in a case where the priests partake of
Therefore, the baraita teaches us that since God states in the Torah: “And you shall eat, and be satisfied, and bless YHWH your God” (Deuteronomy 8:10), the obligation to recite Grace after Meals is contingent upon eating and being satisfied. Since there is eating and satisfaction in the case of pr
The Talmud cites another baraita: Everyone joins a zimmun: Priests, Levites, and Israelites. The Talmud asks again: Isn’t that obvious? The Talmud answers: No, it is necessary to teach this halakha in a case where the priests are partaking of teruma, the portion of produce designated for priests