Commentary for Chagigah 13:6

איתיביה ריש לקיש לרבי יוחנן (שמות כג, טו) ולא יראו פני ריקם אמר ליה בעיקר הרגל

Resh Lakish rebutted R. Yochanan [using a higher source], (Exodus 23:15) "None shall appear before Me empty-handed." [This shows one must bring a sacrifice when he comes!] He said to him, [Yes, but only] on the essential [day] of the festival [i.e. the first day].

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