Commentary for Yevamot 65:6

בעל מום נמי כגון דאייתי שתי שערות ואיטמי ליה דהויא ליה בעל מום וטומאה בהדי הדדי א"נ שחתך אצבעו בסכין טמאה

while Bar Kappara is of the opinion that he deems him guilty of one offence only.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 205, n. 11. ');">²¹</span> But how are here simultaneous prohibitions possible?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As has been shewn, the instances mentioned, with the exception of melikah, are 'comprehensive prohibitions!' ');">²²</span> — In the case of a common man who performed the Temple service on the Sabbath, when, for instance, he grew two hairs<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The marks of puberty. ');">²³</span> on the Sabbath, so that the prohibitions of Temple service by a common man and of work on the Sabbath have simultaneously arisen.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In this particular case, since prior to the manifestation of the marks of puberty he was considered a minor, and not subject to legal penalties. ');">²⁴</span>

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