Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Reference for Makkot 26:20

התם לאו היינו טעמא אלא משום דאיתקש כל התורה כולה לעבודת כוכבים מה עבודת כוכבים שב ואל תעשה אף כל שב ואל תעשה לאפוקי הני דקום עשה

There [by Pesach and circumcision] that isn't the reason [why one doesn't bring a sacrifice], rather it's because the whole Torah is compared to [the prohibition of] idolatry. Just as idolatry is a "sit and don't do" [a passive prohibition] so to all [times that one is obligated to bring a conciliatory sacrifice] is by a "sit and don't do", which excludes these [Peasch and circumcision] which are each a "get up and do" [an active commandment]

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