Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Kiddushin 107:2

ומשנתינו בכתנות כהונה שלא בלו הואיל וניתנו ליהנות בהן לפי שלא ניתנה תורה למלאכי השרת

to be used, for the Torah was not given to angels.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'ministering angels'. Since the tunics are still fit For service, their unwitting use is no trespass, because they were sanctified in the first place on this tacit understanding. For the priests cannot be expected to disrobe immediately they finish the service and not wear them a moment after. Consequently, they do not pass out of the ownership of hekdesh through unwitting use, and therefore R. Meir holds that she is not betrothed.');"><sup>3</sup></span> Come and hear: Worn out priestly tunics involve trespass: this is R'Meir's view.

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