Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Kiddushin 73:4

מנה"מ דת"ר (דברים יב, א) אלה החוקים אלו המדרשות והמשפטים אלו הדינים אשר תשמרון זו משנה לעשות זו מעשה

But phylacteries and the [redemption of] the firstling of an ass are practised both within and without the land, though 'coming' is written in connection with them?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XIII, 11ff.: And . . when the Lord shall bring thee (in Heb. 'bring' is the causative form of 'come' - 'make thee come') into the land . . then every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb . . and it shall be for a sign upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes');"><sup>6</sup></span> - Said Rab Judah: This is its meaning: every precept which is a personal obligation<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., which throws no obligation upon the soil or its produce, but on the person himself.');"><sup>7</sup></span>

Daf Shevui to Kiddushin

The baraita interprets each phrase in the verse as referring to a different aspect of rabbinic Judaism—study and practice. The key section for the issue at hand is the end. The phrase “in the land” makes it seem that all mitzvoth are obligatory only in the land. On the other hand, the phrase “on the earth” refers to those living anywhere. So which is it?
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