Commentary for Kiddushin 82:10
ואלא אתם גם אתם למה לי מיבעי ליה לכדרבי ינאי דא"ר ינאי גם אתם מה אתם בני ברית אף שלוחכם בני ברית
- It is needed for R'Jannai's dictum, viz. , 'Ye also': just as ye are members of the covenant,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With Abraham, Gen. XVII, 2; i.e., Jews. V. B.M. (Sonc. ed.) p. 415, n. 5.');"><sup>20</sup></span> so must your agents be members of the covenant. For this, what need have I of a verse?
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Talmud now admits—the Torah need not have written agency in connection with terumah and we could have derived it from marriage and sacrifices together. But now we have a new issue—what do we do with the superfluous words “also you”?
These words are used by R. Yannai to teach that just as “you” are members of the covenant, i.e. Jews, so too your agent must be a Jew.
These words are used by R. Yannai to teach that just as “you” are members of the covenant, i.e. Jews, so too your agent must be a Jew.
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