Kerisos 5:8-6:1

Krisos 5:8

Let’s say that there was a piece of forbidden fat and another piece of forbidden fat that was also nosar (leftovers from a sacrifice). If a person ate one of them and we don’t know which one, he must bring a sin offering and a conditional guilt offering; if he eats the second piece, he must bring three sin offerings. If one person ate the first and a different person ate the second, then each of them brings a sin offering and a conditional guilt offering. Rabbi Shimon says that each of them brings a sin offering and the two of them jointly bring another sin offering. Rabbi Yosi says that no sin offering brought for a sin can be shared by two (as opposed to a sin offering brought after childbirth, which can).

Krisos 6:1

Let’s say that a person brought a conditional guilt offering and it came to his attention that he didn’t sin. If the animal has not yet been slaughtered, it can go back and graze with its flock; this is the opinion of Rabbi Meir. The Sages say that it should graze until it develops a blemish, at which point it is sold and the proceeds are used to purchase freewill offerings. Rabbi Eliezer says that it should be offered anyway because even if it doesn’t cleanse the person for this sin, it will cleanse him of some other sin. If the animal has already been slaughtered, the blood must be poured out and the flesh brought to the place of burning. If the blood was already sprinkled, the flesh may be eaten. Rabbi Yosi says that even if the blood is still in the service vessel, it may be sprinkled and the flesh eaten.