Midrash for Chagigah 5:8
אמר ר' תנחום חרש באזנו אחת פטור מן הראיה שנאמר (דברים לא, יא) באזניהם
R. Tanchum said, He who is deaf in one ear is exempt from the "appearing", as it is said, (Deuteronomy 31:11) "in their ears."
Sifrei Devarim
(Devarim 16:15) "Three times in the year": "times" signifies "festivals," as it is written (Isaiah 26:6) "the times" (i.e., festivals) of the poor," and (Song of Songs 7:3) "How beautiful are your (festival) times (of "steps" [to Jerusalem]) in sandals!"
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