Commentary for Menachot 186:1
דנין יחיד מיחיד ואין דנין יחיד מציבור
It is more proper to deduce the offering of an individual from another offering of the individual<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the 'appearance' burnt-offering.');"><sup>1</sup></span> rather than to deduce the offering of the individual from the offering of the congregation. And why does not he that deduces the law from the elders of the congregation rather deduce it from the 'appearance' burnt-offering? - It is only proper to deduce the offering for which the rite of laying on the hands is expressly prescribed<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the freewill-offering of the individual; v. Lev. I, 4.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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