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Mishnah: All are obligated on the 3 pilgrim Festivals in the mitzva of appearance, i.e., to appear in the Temple as well as to sacrifice an offering, except for a deaf-mute, an imbecile, and a minor; and a tumtum, and a hermaphrodite, and women, and slaves who are not emancipated; and the lame, an
Who has the status of a minor with regard to this halakha? Any child who is unable to ride on his father’s shoulders and ascend from Jerusalem to the Temple Mount; this is the statement of Beit Shammai. And Beit Hillel say: Any child who is unable to hold his father’s hand and ascend on foot from J
Beit Shammai say: The burnt-offering of appearance brought on a pilgrim Festival must be worth at least two silver coins, and the Festival peace-offering must be worth at least one silver ma’a coin. And Beit Hillel say: The burnt-offering of appearance must be worth at least one silver ma’a and the
Talmud: The Talmud asks: When the Mishnah states that all are obligated in the mitzva of appearance in the Temple, the term: All, comes to add what in the Mishnah’s ruling? The Talmud answers: It serves to add one who is half-slave half-freeman. The Talmud asks: And according to the opinion of Rav
The Talmud asks: This works out well according to the one who said that all 7 days of the Festival redress one another, i.e., the obligation to appear applies equally on all days of the Festival. Consequently, one who was unable to travel on the 1st day may do so on the 2nd day. However, according