Commentary for Pesachim 58:4

והא רב אחא בר יעקב הוא דאמר דר' יהודה יליף שאור דאכילה משאור דראייה אלא הדר ביה רב אחא בר יעקב מההיא

if he sets fire to another man's property on the Sabbath, since h violation of the Sabbath involves death, he is not liable for the damage. Now R'Nehunia B'ha-Kanah holds that it is the same if his act involves kareth instead of death: e.g. , if he sets fire to another man's property the Day of Atonement, the violation of which is punishable by kareth.

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