Commentary for Keritot 53:51

מתכפר בשבח הקדש

in the Beth Hammidrash but we have not heard this law! 'We have not? ' Behold R'Johanan said in the name of R'Simeon B'Yohai: Why did not the Torah fix a value for [the animal-offerings brought by] those lacking atonement?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A zab, a zabah (v. Glos.) , a woman after childbirth, and a leper, even after the completion of their period of uncleanness are still debarred from partaking of consecrated food until their prescribed offerings were brought.');">³⁰</span>

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