Halakhah for Chagigah 12:7
יש בראייה שאין בשתיהן ויש בחגיגה שאין בשתיהן יש בשמחה שאין בשתיהן יש בראייה שאין בשתיהן שהראייה עולה כולה לגבוה מה שאין כן בשתיהן
There is something about the "appearing" that is not so for the [other] two, and there something about the Chagigah that is not so for the [other] two, and there something about the rejoicing that is not so for the [other] two. There is something about the "appearing" that is not so for the [other] two, for the "appearing" is a wholly burnt up to the Most High, which is not so for the [other] two.
Sefer HaMitzvot
That is that He commanded us to ascend to the Temple three times a year. And that is His, may He be exalted, saying, "Three times a year shall you have a holiday for me" (Exodus 23:14). And it is already explained in Scripture that this holiday is that all who ascend do so with a sacrifice to offer. And behold that this command has been repeated twice. And their language (Chagigah 6b) is, "Three commandments are practiced on the festival - the festival-offering, the sight-offering and the joy-offering." And the content of this festival-offering is that it be offered as a peace offering. But women are not obligated to do it. And the regulations of this commandment have already been explained in Tractate Chagigah. (See Parashat Mishpatim; Mishneh Torah, Festival Offering.)
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