Tosefta for Chagigah 11:14
ובית הלל מאי שנא חגיגה דישנה לפני הדיבור דכתיב (שמות כד, ה) ויזבחו זבחים שלמים ראייה נמי הכתיב (שמות כד, ה) ויעלו עולות
And [according to] the house of Hillel, what is the difference [that they differentiated the "appearing" sacrifice and the Chagigah]? The Chagigah precedes the Decalogue, for it is written (Exodus 24:5) "and they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings." But the "appearing" sacrifice also! Behold, it is written, (Exodus 24:5) "and they offered 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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