Commentary for Sukkah 111:10

תנן בעצרת אומר לו הילך מצה הילך חמץ והא הכא דחמץ עיקר ומצה טפל וקתני הילך מצה והילך חמץ תיובתא דרב

We have learned: On Shavuot they used to say to the priest, “Here is matzah for you, here is leavened bread.” Now here, surely, the leavened bread is the essential feature [of the Festival] and the matzah a secondary one, and yet it teaches, “Here is matzah for you, here is leavened bread.” Is this not then a refutation of Rav?

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