Quotation for Pesachim 51:12
תרומת הדשן הא דאמרן בגדי כהונה דכתיב (ויקרא טז, כג) והניחם שם מלמד שטעונין גניזה
he is liable; while he who smells it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the incense belonging to the community and in use in the Temple.');"><sup>12</sup></span> is exempt, but that he commits trespass!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The reference is to Ex. XXX, 33: Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people (kareth) . In the first case he is exempt from kareth, in the second he is liable, while in the third he is exempt from kareth but liable to a trespass-offering. This contradicts R. Simeon b. Pazzi.');"><sup>13</sup></span>
Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Vol VI
The remaining factor to be considered is whether mere visual examination undertaken solely for aesthetic or recreational purposes constitutes a forbidden form of benefit. "Benefit," in the fundamental halakhic meaning of the term, connotes tangible physical benefit such as eating, drinking, anointing the skin or financial enrichment. Thus, the Gemara, Pesaḥim 26a, declares, "Sound, sight and smell do not constitute me'ilah (kol, mareh vareaḥ ein ba-hen mishum me'ilah)." "Me'ilah" refers to prohibited use of consecrated property for mundane benefit. In context, the Gemara is defining and limiting the concept of hana'ah, or benefit. Although other forms of sensual pleasure do constitute hana'ah, benefit derived by means of "sight" does not rise to the level of a prohibited "benefit." The principle is made explicit with regard to the prohibitions concerning me'ilah but, logically, it is equally applicable to all categories of issurei hana'ah.
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