Commentary for Menachot 43:2

ועצים דפשיטא ליה לתנא דמשל ציבור מנלן דתניא יכול האומר הרי עלי עולה יביא עצים מתוך ביתו כדרך שמביא נסכים מתוך ביתו ת"ל (ויקרא א, ח) על העצים אשר על האש אשר על המזבח מה מזבח משל ציבור אף עצים ואש משל ציבור דברי רבי אלעזר בר ר"ש

just as he must provide the drink-offerings himself; the verse therefore states, On the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. I, 12.');">⁴</span> as the altar was [set up] out of the public funds so the wood and the fire shall also come out of the public funds. So R'Eleazar son of R'Simeon, R'Eleazar B'Shammua' said, As the altar has not been used by a layman, so the wood and the fire shall not have been used by a layman. What is the [practical] difference between them? - The difference between them is [as to whether] new<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., new wood which had never been used for any other purpose. R. Eleazar b. Shammua' insists upon new wood, whereas the first Tanna allows even used wood. ohdhrun');">⁵</span>

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