Commentary for Menachot 20:7

לא נצרכא אלא לקומץ דמנחת חוטא סלקא דעתך אמינא הואיל ואמר רבי שמעון שלא יהא קרבנו מהודר כי קמיץ לה נמי בשמאל תתכשר קמשמע לן:

he must do so with his right hand as the sin-offering,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The sprinkling of the sin-offering - which corresponds to the burning of the handful of the meal-offering - must be performed with the right hand, since in connection therewith both the expressions 'priest' and 'finger' are employed.');">⁹</span> and if he comes to perform it in a vessel he must do so with his left hand as the guilt-offering!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the guilt-offering of the leper with regard to which the left hand is expressly required. It is evident, however, from this teaching of R. Judah that any service that is performed with the hand, as the taking of the handful from the meal-offering, must be performed with the right hand; hence Raba's analogy is unnecessary.');">¹⁰</span>

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