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Mishnah: The Mishnah proceeds to list other tasks that one may perform for someone who is prohibited by vow from benefiting from him. And he separates his teruma and his tithes, provided that it is with the knowledge and consent of the owner of the produce. And he sacrifices for him the bird nests
Talmud: A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: Are these priests our agents or agents of Heaven when they perform the Temple service? The Talmud elaborates: What is the practical difference whether they are our agents or God’s agents? The Talmud answers: The difference is with regard to one prohib
Come and hear proof to resolve the dilemma, as we learned in the Mishnah: And he sacrifices for him the bird nests of zavin, etc. The Talmud infers: If you say that the priests are our agents, the priests would thereby provide benefit to one for whom benefit from them is forbidden. Based on the rul
The Talmud rejects the proof: And according to your reasoning, that the Mishnah holds that priests are agents of Heaven, let the Mishnah teach in general: He sacrifices for him offerings. Why did the Mishnah list these particular offerings? Rather, perforce, offerings brought by those lacking ato
The Talmud asks: However, if that is so according to R' Yoḥanan, with regard to that which is written: “This is the law of a woman after childbirth” (Leviticus 12:7), would he interpret that the halakhot of a woman after childbirth apply to both an adult and a minor? Is a minor capable of giving bi