## Menachot Daf 25a

###### Menachot 25a:1
[Menachot 25a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/25a:1)

**מַתְנִי׳** נִטְמָא הַקּוֹמֶץ וְהִקְרִיבוֹ – הַצִּיץ מְרַצֶּה, יָצָא וְהִקְרִיבוֹ – אֵין הַצִּיץ מְרַצֶּה, שֶׁהַצִּיץ מְרַצֶּה עַל הַטָּמֵא וְאֵינוֹ מְרַצֶּה עַל הַיּוֹצֵא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** If **the handful became ritually impure and** despite this the priest **sacrificed it, the frontplate** worn by the High Priest **effects acceptance** of the meal offering, and the remainder is eaten by the priests. If the handful **left** its designated area **and** despite this the priest then **sacrificed it, the frontplate does not effect acceptance.** The reason is **that the frontplate effects acceptance for** offerings sacrificed when **ritually impure and does not effect acceptance for** offerings **that leave** their designated areas.


###### Menachot 25a:2
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**גְּמָ׳** תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: ״וְנָשָׂא אַהֲרֹן אֶת עֲוֹן הַקֳּדָשִׁים״ – וְכִי אֵיזֶה עָוֹן הוּא נוֹשֵׂא? אִם תֹּאמַר עֲוֹן פִּיגּוּל – הֲרֵי כְּבָר נֶאֱמַר ״לֹא יֵחָשֵׁב״! אִם תֹּאמַר עֲוֹן נוֹתָר – הֲרֵי כְּבָר נֶאֱמַר ״לֹא יֵרָצֶה״!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: It is written with regard to the frontplate: “And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, **and Aaron shall bear the sin committed with the sacred items,** which the children of Israel shall hallow, even all their sacred gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord” (Exodus 28:38). The Sages expounded: **But which sin does he bear? If you say** he atones for **the sin of *piggul*,** it **is already stated: “It shall not be credited** to him” (Leviticus 7:18). **If you say** he atones for **the sin of *notar*,** it **is already stated** in the same verse: **“It shall not be accepted.”**


###### Menachot 25a:3
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הָא אֵינוֹ נוֹשֵׂא אֶלָּא עֲוֹן טוּמְאָה, שֶׁהוּתְּרָה מִכְּלָלָהּ בְּצִיבּוּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Evidently, the High Priest wearing the frontplate **bears only the sin of impurity** in the offering of an individual. The frontplate is understood to atone for the sin of sacrificing an impure offering, **as its general prohibition was permitted** in certain circumstances, specifically **in** the case of the **community,** since in a situation where the entire community is impure it is permitted to sacrifice impure communal offerings *ab initio*.


###### Menachot 25a:4
[Menachot 25a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/25a:4)

מַתְקֵיף לַהּ רַבִּי זֵירָא: אֵימָא עֲוֹן יוֹצֵא, שֶׁהוּתַּר מִכְּלָלוֹ בְּבָמָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Zeira objects to this:** Why not **say** that the frontplate atones for the **sin** of sacrificing offerings that **leave** the courtyard and are thereby disqualified, **as its general prohibition was permitted** in certain circumstances, specifically **in** the case of an offering sacrificed on a private **altar** during the period after the Jewish people had entered Eretz Yisrael and before there was an established location for the Tabernacle?


###### Menachot 25a:5
[Menachot 25a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/25a:5)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי, אָמַר קְרָא: ״לְרָצוֹן לָהֶם לִפְנֵי ה׳״, עָוֹן דְּלִפְנֵי ה׳ – אִין, עָוֹן דְּיוֹצֵא – לָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said to him: The verse states** with regard to the frontplate: “And it shall be always upon his forehead, **that they may be accepted before the Lord”** (Exodus 28:38), teaching that in the case of **a sin** whose general prohibition is permitted **before the Lord,** i.e., in the Temple, **yes,** the frontplate atones for it. But in the case of the **sin** of offerings **that leave** the courtyard, whose general prohibition is not permitted before the Lord, the frontplate does **not** atone for it.


###### Menachot 25a:6
[Menachot 25a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/25a:6)

מַתְקֵיף לַהּ רַבִּי אִילְעָא: אֵימָא עֲוֹן שְׂמֹאל, שֶׁהוּתַּר מִכְּלָלוֹ בְּיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Ile’a objects to this:** Why not **say** that the frontplate atones for the **sin** of performing the service using one’s **left** hand instead of one’s right, **as its general prohibition was permitted** in certain circumstances, specifically **in** the case of **Yom Kippur,** when the High Priest carries the spoon bearing the incense into the Holy of Holies with his left hand?


###### Menachot 25a:7
[Menachot 25a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/25a:7)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי: אָמַר קְרָא ״עָוֹן״ – עָוֹן שֶׁהָיָה בּוֹ וּדְחִיתִיו, לְאַפּוֹקֵי יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים דְּהֶכְשֵׁירוֹ בִּשְׂמֹאל הוּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said to him: The verse states:** “And Aaron shall bear **the sin** committed with the sacred items” (Exodus 28:38), to say that the frontplate atones for **a sin that was** committed **with** the offering **and I deferred it.** This serves **to exclude** the spoon bearing the incense of **Yom Kippur,** where there is no sin that was deferred, **since its proper** performance **is** for the High Priest to hold it **with** his **left** hand, as he must hold both the coal pan and the spoon of incense.


###### Menachot 25a:8
[Menachot 25a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/25a:8)

רַב אָשֵׁי אָמַר: ״עֲוֹן הַקֳּדָשִׁים״, וְלֹא ״עֲוֹן הַמַּקְדִּישִׁין״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ashi said:** The frontplate does not atone for the sin of sacrificing an offering with the left hand for a different reason: The verse states: “And Aaron shall bear **the sin committed with the sacred items [*hakodashim*],”** demonstrating that the frontplate atones for a sin inherent in the offering itself, **and not** for **a sin** committed by **those who bring the offering [*hamakdishin*].**


###### Menachot 25a:9
[Menachot 25a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/25a:9)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב סִימָא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב אִידִי לְרַב אָשֵׁי, וְאָמְרִי לַהּ רַב סִימָא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב אָשֵׁי לְרַב אָשֵׁי: וְאֵימָא עֲוֹן בַּעַל מוּם שֶׁהוּתַּר מִכְּלָלוֹ בְּעוֹפוֹת, דְּאָמַר מָר: תַּמּוּת וְזַכְרוּת בִּבְהֵמָה, וְאֵין תַּמּוּת וְזַכְרוּת בְּעוֹפוֹת!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Sima, son of Rav Idi, said to Rav Ashi; and some say** that it was **Rav Sima, son of Rav Ashi,** who said **to Rav Ashi: But** why not **say** that the frontplate atones for **the sin of a blemished animal** that is sacrificed, **as its general prohibition was permitted** in certain circumstances, specifically **in** the case of **birds? As the Master says:** The *halakha* that an offering must be **unblemished and** the *halakha* that a burnt offering must be **male** are taught **with regard to animal** offerings, **but** there is **no** requirement that an offering must be **unblemished and male with regard to birds.**


###### Menachot 25a:10
[Menachot 25a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/25a:10)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ: עָלֶיךָ אָמַר קְרָא, ״לֹא יֵרָצֶה״, ״כִּי לֹא לְרָצוֹן יִהְיֶה לָכֶם״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rav Ashi **said to him: With regard to your** claim, **the verse states** about blemished animals: **“It shall not be accepted”** (Leviticus 22:23), and: “But whatsoever has a blemish that you shall not bring; **for it shall not be acceptable for you”** (Leviticus 22:20), teaching that in no case are blemished animals accepted as offerings, even due to the frontplate.


###### Menachot 25a:11
[Menachot 25a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/25a:11)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: דָּם שֶׁנִּטְמָא וּזְרָקוֹ בְּשׁוֹגֵג – הוּרְצָה, בְּמֵזִיד – לֹא הוּרְצָה. בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים? בְּיָחִיד, אֲבָל בְּצִיבּוּר, בֵּין בְּשׁוֹגֵג בֵּין בְּמֵזִיד – הוּרְצָה, וּבְגוֹי, בֵּין בְּשׁוֹגֵג בֵּין בְּמֵזִיד, בֵּין בְּאוֹנֶס בֵּין בְּרָצוֹן –

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: In the case of **blood** of an offering **that became impure and** a priest **sprinkled it** on the altar, if he did so **unwittingly,** the offering is **accepted** and effects atonement for the owner of the offering. If he sprinkled the blood **intentionally,** the offering is **not accepted. In what** case **is this statement said? In** the case of the offering of **an individual. But in** the case of **a communal** offering, **whether** he sprinkled the blood **unwittingly** or **whether** he did so **intentionally,** the offering is **accepted. And in** the case of an offering of **a gentile** where the blood of the offering became impure, **whether** the priest sprinkled the blood **unwittingly** or **whether** he did so **intentionally, whether** he did so **due to circumstances beyond his control** or **whether** he did so **willingly,**