Musar for Menachot 109:1
ובמחשבה מה תרומה גדולה בעין יפה אף תרומת מעשר בעין יפה
and by intention; and just as the 'great terumah' should be given generously so the terumah of the tithe should be given generously.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., even more than a tenth, accordingly the previous objection that too much is given cannot stand.');"><sup>1</sup></span> But [there is yet a difficulty] from here, for R'Eleazar son of R'Jose said, M father used to take ten pressed figs from the cake in respect of the ninety [fresh figs] in the basket.
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
לא תאפה חמץ . The prohibition to bake the part of the מנחה set aside for consumption by the priests as leavened dough which is derived from 6,9 is rooted in the above mentioned principle of אין קטיגור נעשה סניגור, that the advocate for the prosecution cannot also act as counsel for the defense. The offering which symbolized the sin must be totally burned without it being allowed an opportunity to develop mildew, etc., which could be the case while the dough rises before being baked. Hence the Torah insists that all of the dough be baked only as Matzah i.e. unleavened bread or cake. Traditionally we equate Chametz with the accuser. Thus far Rabbi Menachem Habavli.
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