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Just as here, in the case of first fruits, it is the priest who takes the basket in his hand and waves it, so too there, in the case of the peace offering, a priest performs the waving. Just as there, with regard to a peace offering, it is the owner who performs the waving, as it is written: “He
The Talmud asks: And let the Mishnah also say that the halakha that first fruits require waving is in accordance with the statement of R' Yehuda, as it is taught in a baraita: R' Yehuda says with regard to the verse written in the portion of first fruits: “And you shall place it before YHWH your God
He explains: When it states earlier: “And the priest shall take the basket from your hand, and place it before the altar of YHWH your God” (Deuteronomy 26:4), placement alongside the altar is already stated; how do I realize the meaning of: “And you shall place it”? This is a reference to waving. I
Rava says: The tanna of the Mishnah could have said that this halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda. He preferred to ascribe this opinion to R' Eliezer ben Ya’akov, since the verse opened first with the phrase cited by R' Eliezer ben Ya’akov as the source for the requirement of wav
§ The Mishnah teaches: And the sacrificial portions of the peace offerings of an individual, which are consumed on the altar, and their breast and thigh, which are eaten by the priests, require waving. This requirement applies to peace offerings belonging both to men and to women, by male Jews and