Commentary for Yevamot 208:10

מני אילימא ר' עקיבא השתא ומה במקום מצוה דאיכא למימר מידי דהוה אאימורים דכי ליתנהו לא מעכבי

but where proper mingling is not possible<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Where, e.g., the proportions of the mixture were less than a log for sixty 'esronim or where more than sixty 'esronim were placed in one pan. ');">²³</span> the actual mingling is a sine qua non.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Men. 18b, 103b. With halizah also, though in the case of persons who are able to recite the prescribed formulae, the omission does not invalidate the halizah, in the case of dumb persons for whom it is physically impossible ever to recite the formulae, the omission of it does render the halizah invalid. ');">²⁴</span> [The following ruling] was sent to Samuel's father: A sister-inlaw who spat<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the presence of the Beth din. ');">²⁵</span>

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