Chagigah 1:4-5
Chagigah 1:4
Israelites (i.e., non-kohanim) fulfill their obligation to bring peace-offerings (shalmei simcha) using animals that are pledged, consecrated or animal tithe (maaser beheima); kohanim can fulfill this obligation with sin-offerings, guilt-offerings, first-born animals, and the breast and shoulder they receive, but not with birds or flour offerings.
Chagigah 1:5
One who has many mouths to feed and limited funds should bring many peace-offerings and few burnt-offerings. One who has more assets and fewer mouths to feed should bring many burnt-offerings and few peace-offerings. One who has both limited funds and a small family is the person referred to in Mishna 1:2, where it sets the standard of one silver ma’ah and two silver ma’ah. Regarding a person who has both great assets and a large family, Deuteronomy 16:17 says, “Every person shall give according to his means, according to the blessing that Hashem your God has given you.”
Grateful Thanks for the Mishna Yomit Dedication of
Rabbi Louis Leifer and Mrs. Miriam D. Leifer z"l
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