Commentary for Eruvin 206:16

לישנא אחרינא אמרי לה אמר רב יהודה בריה דרבי חייא לא שנו אלא גמי אבל צלצול קטן חוצץ

This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The wound spoken of in our MISHNAH:');">⁵⁵</span> refers to a wound on the left hand<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With which it is forbidden to perform the Temple service and an interposition in that case does not in any way affect the service.');">⁵⁶</span> or even to one on the right hand on a part that does not come in contact with the objects of the service.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One, for instance, on the back of the finger.');">⁵⁷</span> This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Johanan's statement that, whatever its size, an additional garment on a part of the body where one is not usually worn constitutes no transgression.');">⁵⁸</span>

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