Commentary for Pesachim 51:13

הניחא לרבנן דאמרי מלמד שטעונין גניזה אלא לר' דוסא דפליג עלייהו דאמר אבל ראויין הן לכהן הדיוט ומאי והניחם שם שלא ישתמש בהם ביום כפורים אחר מאי איכא למימר

Rather, said R'Papa: Sound and sight do not involve trespass, because they are intangible; and smell, after its smoke column has ascended,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The incense was thrown upon burning coals, which caused a cloud or a column of smoke to ascend. This constituted its sacred service.');">¹⁴</span> does not involve trespass, since its religious service has been performed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The incense then does not count as the sacred things of the Lord, and it is to this case that R. Simeon b. Pazzi refers. But before the smoke has ascended trespass is involved, because the smell, being directly caused by the spices with which the incense is compounded, is regarded as tangible.');">¹⁵</span>

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