Commentary for Yoma 99:14

לא תימא שאין חטאת צבור מתה אלא אימא שאין חטאת השותפין מתה ומאי נפקא מינה

Are there not the pancakes of the high priest and the paschal lamb, all of which are private offerings, and yet they suspend both the Sabbath and the impurity laws? ' And also R'Jacob said: 'Is the law concerning the offering of the community a rule, are there not the bullock for an error of the community, and the he-goats for idolatry, and the festive offering, all of which are community-offerings yet suspend neither the laws of the Sabbath, nor those touching levitical impurity? ' Rather accept this principle: Whatsoever has a fixed time,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Pancakes of the high priest are to be offered at a definite time every day, whereas the festive offering may be brought for seven days following the festival, hence having no definite time.');">¹⁹</span> suspends both the laws of the Sabbath and those touching levitical impurity, even [though the sacrifice concerned be that] of an individual; and whatsoever has no definite time fixed suspends neither the Sabbath laws nor those affecting levitical uncleanness even if a community-offering [were involved].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence we have no proof that any Tanna is of the opinion that the bullock of the Day of Atonement is a community-sacrifice.');">²⁰</span>

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