Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Musar for Rosh Hashanah 51:15

והא תנא מפני שהוא קרן קאמר חדא ועוד קאמר חדא דשופר אחד אמר רחמנא ולא שנים ושלשה שופרות ועוד מפני שהוא קרן

means ram? - As it has been taught: R'Akiba said: When I went to Arabia, they used to call a ram yobla. R'Akiba further said: When I went to Gallia, they used to call a niddah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos.');"><sup>22</sup></span> 'galmudah'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'desolate'.');"><sup>23</sup></span>

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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