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Rav Yitzḥak bar Avdimi said: “They shall be” [tihyena] is written with two instances of the letter yod. The superfluous yod, whose numerical value is 10, is interpreted to indicate that the loaves of leavened bread of the thanks offering must be prepared from 10 tenths of flour. The Talmud raises an
§ The Talmud continues its analysis of the baraita: We have learned that there are 10 tenths of an ephah of flour for the loaves of leavened bread accompanying the thanks offering. From where is it derived that there are 10 tenths of an ephah for the 30 loaves of matza? The verse states: “With cakes
The Talmud asks: But can a matter that was derived by comparison then come back and teach the matter by comparison with regard to consecrated matters? Since the halakha that the loaves of leavened bread of the thanks offering are prepared from 10 tenths of an ephah is itself derived by comparison to
The Talmud asks: This works out well according to the one who says that a halakha derived from itself and from another matter does not constitute a comparison, but according to the one who says that a halakha derived from itself and from another matter does constitute a comparison, what is there to
Mishnah: The loaves that accompanied the ram of the inauguration of the Tabernacle would come parallel to the 3 types of matza that accompany the thanks offering: Loaves, wafers, and loaves poached in water and made with oil (see Leviticus 8:26). The loaves of leavened bread that accompany the than