Commentary for Shevuot 20:8

יתיב רבה וקאמר לה להא שמעתא א"ל רב חסדא מאן ציית לך ולר' יוחנן רבך וכי קדושה שבהן להיכן הלכה

but here it is different, for the text says: And Aaron shall make atonement upon the horns of it once in the year - the horns, namely, of the inner altar: with reference to this [we say that] it atones o atonement and not two atonements, but with reference to the outer [we may say] it atones even two atonements.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first half of the verse does not mention the sin offering (i.e., inner goat) , but only the inner altar; therefore we cannot say that the deduction that it atones only one atonement refers also to the outer goat; for the outer goat has been equated with the inner goat, but not with the inner altar; hence the outer goat of the Day of Atonement atones also for that for which the festival goats atone.');">¹⁰</span> Ulla said that R'Johanan said: The regular offerings which are not required for the community are redeemed unblemished.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the Temple store-room for congregational offerings there had always to be at least six lambs which had been examined and found free from blemish ('Ar. 13a) , in order that there should always be a ready supply for the two daily offerings (Num. XXVIII, 1-4) . On the first of Nisan the lambs of the previous year (i.e., the day before) were nor permitted to he sacrificed, because congregational sacrifices were not allowed to be bought with the previous year's donations to the Treasury; hence there were always four lambs left which are not required for the community. These could be redeemed, though they were unblemished, although an individual's offering may not be redeemed unless it has a blemish which disqualifies it as a sacrifice (Men. 101a) . The method of redemption was to exchange the four lambs for their money equivalent, the lambs becoming hullin (un-holy) , and the money becoming holy, and being utilised for making gold plates to cover the walls and floor of the Holy of Holies. Since the lambs were now not holy, they could be re-bought with the money subscribed in the New Year (1st of Nisan) to the Temple treasury. ;udv ,ause ohns ,ause');">¹¹</span>

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