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but from this side or from that side of the altar, both of which are not directly in front of the Sanctuary’s entrance, I would say that no, the fire may not be taken from there. Therefore, it is necessary to write both terms in order to teach this halakha.
R' Elazar said in the name of bar Kappara: R' Meir would say: With regard to limbs of a burnt-offering that remained on the altar from the previous night and which were not fully consumed, one should make a separate arrangement of wood for them and arrange them upon it to be burned. And this is don
What is bar Kappara teaching us when he informs us that R' Meir requires a separate arrangement to be made? Surely, we already learned this in the Mishnah that cites R' Meir as saying: On every other day, there were 4 arrangements of wood there, upon the altar. The Talmud answers: R' Avin said: Ba
The Talmud qualifies this: But this applies specifically when the fire has already taken hold of them and they have begun to burn. But if the fire has not yet taken hold of them, no, a separate arrangement is not made in order to burn them.
There are those who say a different version of this qualification: Both with regard to the limbs of valid offerings and of disqualified offerings, if the fire has already taken hold of them and they have begun to burn, yes, a separate arrangement is made to burn them, but if the fire did not take h