Commentary for Menachot 20:2

ואלא הא דאמר רבא יד יד לקמיצה למה לי מכהונה נפקא

But then Raba's statement that the term 'hand' [is required for the purposes of analogy] with 'hand' in respect of the taking out of the handful,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Namely that it shall be performed with the right hand; v. supra p. 56.');">¹</span> is quite unnecessary, for it would have been inferred from the expression 'priest'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The term 'priest' is used in connection with the taking 'of the handful, and this alone, according to the view of the Rabbis as stated by Raba, indicates that the service must be performed with the right hand.');">²</span>

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