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Talmud: The Mishnah teaches that the altar sanctifies items that are suited to it, from which the Talmud infers: Items suited to the altar, yes, they are sanctified by it, but items that are not suited to the altar, no, they are not sanctified by it and descend from it even after ascending. The T
Ravina objects to Rav Pappa’s assertion: In what way is this case different from that of Ulla? As Ulla says: Sacrificial portions of offerings of lesser sanctity that one offered up on the altar before the sprinkling of the offering’s blood, and are therefore not yet suited for the altar, shall not
The Talmud responds that there is a difference between the cases: These sacrificial portions described by Ulla do not lack the performance of an action with regard to themselves that will render them fit for the altar; they lack only the sprinkling of the blood, an independent action. By contrast, t
§ The Mishnah teaches that R' Yehoshua says: Any item that is suited to be consumed by the fire on the altar, if it ascended upon the altar it shall not descend, as it is stated: “It is the burnt offering on the pyre upon the altar” (Leviticus 6:2), from which it is derived that any item suited for
The Talmud asks: And the other tanna, R' Yehoshua, from where does he derive the requirement to restore to the fire sacrificial portions that were dislodged from it? The Talmud responds: He derives it from the verse: “That the fire has consumed of the burnt offering on the altar” (Leviticus 6:3), in