Mesorat%20hashas for Sanhedrin 129:10

מגדף מאי מעשה איכא עקימת שפתיו הוי מעשה

Now, why does R. Johanan reject Resh Lakish's answer? — He can tell you: The Mishnah of Kerithoth is taught in accordance with R. Akiba's views, that action is unnecessary [for a sin offering to be incurred]. But Resh Lakish maintains: Granted that R. Akiba does not require a great action, but he requires at least a small one. But what action is there in blasphemy [which is included in the enumeration]? — The movement of the lips. But what action is done by a Ba'al ob? — The knocking of his arms.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By flapping his arms about the Ba'al ob made it appear that the dead was speaking from his armpits ');">⁹</span>

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