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the offering is not accepted, as the verse states with regard to the frontplate: “That it may be accepted for them before YHWH” (Exodus 28:38), with the term “for them” teaching that this applies only for Jews, not for non-Jews.
And the Talmud raises a contradiction from another baraita: For what does the frontplate worn by the High Priest effect acceptance? It effects acceptance for the blood, for the flesh, and for the fat of an offering that became impure in the Temple, whether they were rendered impure unwittingly or i
Rav Yosef said: This is not difficult. This baraita, which teaches that the frontplate effects acceptance for impure blood of an individual offering that was sprinkled intentionally, is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yosei, whereas that baraita, which teaches that the frontplate does not eff
The Talmud objects to the comparison: You can say that you heard that R' Yosei holds that the rabbis do not penalize him. Did you hear him say, as the baraita teaches, that the frontplate effects acceptance for the impurity of the portions of offerings that are to be eaten? But isn’t it taught in a
The Talmud answers: Reverse the opinions, so that R' Eliezer says: The frontplate does not effect acceptance for the impurity of the portions of offerings that are to be eaten, and R' Yosei says: The frontplate does effect acceptance for the impurity of portions of offerings that are to be eaten.