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at the time of rejoicing, on the Festival itself, and if it was slaughtered on the 14th it is not. The mitzva to bring a Festival peace-offering is also not fulfilled, for it is something that is an obligation, as everyone is obligated to bring this offering, and the principle is that anything th
The Talmud proposes: Let us say that a baraita supports him. The verse states: “7 days shall you celebrate to YHWH your God in the place that YHWH shall choose, for YHWH your God shall bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, and you shall be but joyous” (Deuteronomy 16:15).
The Talmud clarifies how this baraita supports Ulla: What is the reason that we learn from this expression that it is specifically on the first night that there is no mitzva of rejoicing? Is it not because on the first night he has nothing with which to rejoice? As Ulla said, one cannot fulfill the
The Talmud rejects this support: No, it is not for this reason, but rather for the reason taught in the continuation of the baraita: What did you see to include the last night of the Festival in the mitzva of rejoicing and to exclude the first night of the Festival, a distinction that is not even
Rav Yosef raised an objection against the opinion of Ulla: It was taught in a baraita with regard to the Festival peace-offering of the 14th that one fulfills with it the mitzva to bring peace-offerings of rejoicing, but one does not fulfill with it the mitzva to bring a Festival peace-offering. We