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וכללא הוא והרי מילה דכשירה בעובד כוכבים דתניא עיר שאין בה רופא ישראל ויש בה רופא ארמאי ורופא כותי ימול ארמאי ואל ימול כותי דברי רבי מאיר רבי יהודה אומר כותי ולא ארמאי

the children of Israel shall make [the fringes], but not gentiles! But where is the contradiction her - R'Joseph said, R'Hisda is of the opinion that a precept which may be performed by a gentile does not require a blessing when performed by an Israelite,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the usual formula 'Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who hast sanctified us by thy commandments and hast commanded us . .' does not apply since the commandment may be also performed by a gentile.');">¹⁶</span> but a precept which may not be performed by a gentile requires a blessing when performed by an Israelite.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And since gentiles may not make the fringes it follows that when an Israelite makes them a blessing must be pronounced; thus contradicting the former statement of Rab.');">¹⁷</span>

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