Commentary for Menachot 102:21

דאורייתא מדציבור כיון דחזו דקא מידחקא לישכה תקינו דלגבי מיורשים כיון דחזו דקא פשעי בה אוקמוה אדאורייתא

they are offered of his own means; but if he did not [send the drink-offerings], they are to be offered at the expense of the community.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since a proselyte has no heirs.');">²³</span> It was also a condition laid down by the Beth din that if the High Priest died and they had not appointed another in his stead, his meal-offering shall be offered at the expense of the community!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Evidently it was only an ordinance of the Beth din and not the law of the Torah.');">²⁴</span>

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