Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Kiddushin 55 - Animal Lost near Jerusalem

If an animal suitable for an offering was found between Jerusalem and Migdal Eder or at a similar distance (4 miles) from Jerusalem, males are treated as burnt offerings, and females are treated as peace offerings.

But males can also be peace offerings! - We treat them with the stringencies of both; thus, if someone steps forward and voluntarily obligates himself to the monetary value of the lost animal to redeem it, he needs to consecrate the value of both (Rabbi Meir).

Rabbi Yochanan: But redemption, though effective, is not allowed! - He waits for the animal to get a blemish and be redeemed.

Art: A Goat In A Meadow by Henriette Ronner-Knip

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