Mesorat%20hashas for Yoma 13:8

ת"ש על מה הציץ מרצה על הדם ועל הבשר ועל החלב שנטמא בין בשוגג בין במזיד בין באונס בין ברצון בין ביחיד בין בציבור ואי ס"ד טומא' היתר היא בציבור למה לי לרצויי

Concerning blood, flesh, fat, which become unclean, whether by mistake or wilfully, whether by accident or voluntarily,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The word (free-will) after (wilfully) is tautologous, but it is a matter of Talmudic style, since (accident) is mentioned, its opposite is also included, illustratively rather than logically.');">¹⁹</span> whether [the sacrifice] was offered up by an individual or by the entire community.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Men. 25b.');">²⁰</span> Now if it enter your mind that the law of uncleanness is inoperative in case of a community, what need is there for [the priest's plate] to effect pardon? - R'Nahman will answer you: What has been taught about the plate's effecting pardon, refers only to the sacrifice of an individual.

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