Quoting%20commentary for Yoma 62:10

בשלמא לרבי מאיר היינו דמשכחת לה

R'Meir holds that Scripture compares the stripping to the putting on [of the garments], i.e., just as in the case of the putting on of the garments h first puts them on and only afterwards sanctifies himself, so also with the stripping off of the garments, he first strips off and then sanctifies himself; whereas the Rabbis hold that [Scripture] compares the stripping off to the putting on, i.e., just as with the putting on he sanctifies himself whilst dressed in the garments, s with the stripping off, he sanctifies himself whilst the garments are yet on him. Said the scholars to R'Papa: How can you say so, has it not been taught: A sheet of linen was spread between him and the people, he stripped off [his garments], went down, immersed himself, came up and dried himself. One brought the golden garments before him, he put them on, and sanctified his hands and his feet. R'Meir said: He stripped off [his garments] and sanctified his hands and his feet, went down and immersed himself, came up and dried himself. One brought the golden garments before him, he put them on and sanctified his hands and feet!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [This shows that R. Meir requires two sanctifications also in connection with the first immersion.]');">¹⁷</span> - He answered them: If there is such teaching, it is a teaching [to be recognized]. According to R'Meir it is right, because we thus account for the

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