Commentary for Yevamot 202:13

דתנן סמיכת זקנים ועגלה ערופה בשלשה דברי ר' יוסי ר' יהודה אומר בחמשה החליצה והמיאונין בשלשה ולא קפליג ר' יהודה ש"מ הדר ביה ר' יהודה ש"מ:

is] because the anonymity<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In respect of halizah. ');">⁴⁷</span> occurs in a passage recording a dispute.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In which R. Judah participated. ');">⁴⁸</span> For we learned: 'The laying on of hands by the elders,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On the head of a sin-offering of the congregation. V. Lev. IV, 15. ');">⁴⁹</span> and the breaking of the heifer's neck<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Deut. XXI, 4. ');">⁵⁰</span> is performed by three elders; so R. Jose,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Simeon', according to a marg. note and Sanh. 2a. ');">⁵¹</span>

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