Tosefta for Chagigah 11:10
ובית הלל אומרים הראייה מעה כסף וחגיגה שתי כסף שחגיגה ישנה לפני הדיבור מה שאין כן בראייה ועוד מצינו בנשיאים שריבה בהן הכתוב בשלמים יותר מבעולות
But the house of Hillel say, The "appearing" sacrifices involves a meah of silver and the Chagigah two pieces of silver, for the [command of sacrificing the] Chagigah precedes the Decalogue, which is not so regarding the "appearing" sacrifice. Furthermore, we find regarding "the princes", that Scripture increases peace-offerings for them more than burnt-offerings.
Tosefta Chagigah
Yochanan ben Dahavei says in the name of Rabbi Yehuda, Neither is a blind man [obligated to appear at the Temple on the Festivals], as it says (Ex. 23:17), "[All of your males] shall be seen," this excludes the blind. Rebbi answered the words of Yochanan ben Dahavei: The Sages decided to support the opinion of (סִיעַ) Rabbi Yehuda [in reliance upon] (1 Sam. 1:22), "Hannah did not ascend, because she said to her husband, 'When the child is weaned, [I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord]." [Just as a minor is not obligated until he can ascend independently, so too a blind person, who requires support to ascend the Temple, is not obligated to appear (see Chag. 6a:3).]
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