Commentary for Menachot 32:19

מאי לאו הילוך דהקטרה לא הילוך דמתן כלי

Now Resh Lakish's view is clear, for there is also the bringing nigh of the frankincense; but what is the reason for R'Johanan's view? - Raba said, R'Johanan is of the opinion that any service which is not an absolute mattir<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., it can be dispensed with; the bringing nigh can in certain cases be dispensed with for the handful can be passed on from priest to priest till it reaches the altar (Rashi) . Aliter: it does not render aught permissible; in this respect the service of bringing nigh is different from other services, for the receiving the blood of the animal-offering renders the sprinkling possible, and the sprinkling renders the flesh permissible (v. Sh. Mek. n. 4) .');">¹⁵</span>

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