Commentary for Menachot 121:6

אחד אנשים ואחד נשים בישראל ולא באחרים שתי הלחם ושני כבשי עצרת

THE WAVING WAS PERFORMED ON THE EAST SIDE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to Rashi this means, even on the east side, but it is all the better if performed on the west side which is the side nearest to the inner Sanctuary and thus best fulfils the expression 'before the Lord' used in connection with the waving (Lev. XIV, 12) . According to Maim. it is to be performed on the east side only; v. Yad, Ma'aseh ha-Korbanoth IX, 7.');">⁹</span> [OF THE ALTAR] AND THE BRINGING NEAR ON THE WEST SIDE. THE CEREMONY OF WAVING COMES BEFORE THAT OF BRINGING NEAR.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In those offerings where both ceremonies must be performed.');">¹⁰</span>

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