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1)

(a)The Mishnah discusses a Chatas ha'Of that the Kohen sacrifices below the Chut ha'Sikra. Where should it be sacrificed?

(b)He declares it Kasher provided it is brought as a Chatas le'Shem (having in mind a) Chatas. What does he mean by ...

1. ... 'as a Chatas'?

2. ... ' le'Shem Chatas'? What did the Kohen do wrong that nevertheless does not render it Pasul?

2)

(a)What does the Tana say in a case where the Kohen brings the Chatas ha'Of ...

1. ... le'Shem Olah?

2. ... as an Olah le'Shem Chatas?

3. ... as an Olah le'Shem Olah (See Tos. Yom-Tov and Tiferes Yisrael)?

(b)What is meant by 'as an Olah'?

(c)What is the reason for the first ruling?

(d)When will the Chatas be Pasul, even if he brings it as a Chatas le'Shem Chatas?

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3)

(a)On which side of the Chut ha'Sikra is the Olas ha'Of sacrificed?

(b)If the Kohen sacrifices it 'ke'Ma'aseh Olah le'Shem Olah' it is Kasher. What did the Kohen do wrong that nevertheless does not render it Pasul?

(c)What if he sacrifices it above the Chut ha'Sikra but le'Shem Chatas?

(d)Why is that?

(e)What is the one snag?

4)

(a)What will be the Din if the Kohen brings the Olas ha'Of in the form of a Chatas even le'Shem Olah?

(b)When will it be Pasul, even if he brings it as an Olah le'Shem Olah?

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5)

(a)On what condition is a bird Metamei the person who eats it (' ... a'beis ha'Beli'ah') even without touching it?

(b)How is it possible to eat it without touching it?

(c)What level of Tum'ah does it render the one who eats it?

(d)Then why, in the above cases, does the Mishnah declare Tahor whoever eats the Korban, even where the Korban is Pasul?

6)

(a)The Tana also declares that all the cases are subject to Me'ilah except for one. What are the ramifications of the Chiyuv Me'ilah?

(b)Which one is the exception?

(c)Why is it not subject to Me'ilah even to a Zar?

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7)

(a)According to Rebbi Eliezer, an Olas ha'Of that is brought below the Chut ha'Sikra as a Chatas le'Shem Chatas is subject to Me'ilah. Why is that?

(b)On what grounds does Rebbi Yehoshua disagree with him?

(c)How does Rebbi Eliezer try to prove his point from a Chatas which is not subject to Me'ilah when it is brought li'Shemah?

(d)How does Rebbi Yehoshua counter Rebbi Eliezer's proof? Why is there no proof from there?

8)

(a)How does Rebbi Eliezer counter Rebbi Eliezer from Kodshei Kodshim that one Shechted in the south?

(b)On what grounds is one Mo'el there?

(c)What does Rebbi Yehoshua say in that case?

(d)On what grounds does he then reject Rebbi Eliezer's comparison to an Olas ha'Of that one brings le'Shem Chatas?

(e)Why does the latter not contain any Isur?

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9)

(a)From where do we know that Melikah must be performed with the right hand?

(b)What do we also learn from "be'Yom Tzavoso" regarding Melikah?

(c)What does the Mishnah nevertheless say about a Korban Of on which the Kohen performed Melikah with the left hand or by night, regarding being Metamei the person who eats it?

(d)This is subject to two conditions, one of them that it became Pasul after it was sanctified. What is the other?

10)

(a)What does the Tana say about a Chulin bird that is Shechted inside the Azarah or Kodshim that is Shechted outside (both of which may not be eaten)?

(b)The first in a List of Pesulim listed by the Mishnah that do render whoever eats the bird Tamei if he eats it is, where he performed the Melikah using a knife. Why is that?

(c)Next on the list are Malak Chulin bi'Fenim or Kodshim ba'Chutz. Why are they Metamei a'Beis ha'Beli'ah?

11)

(a)The list continues with Torin (pigeons) and b'nei-Yonah (doves). When is Melikah considered Neveilah by ...

1. ... by Torim?

2. ... by b'nei Yonah?

(b)What does the Tana now say about a bird whose wing dried up, whose eye is blinded or whose leg is severed?

(c)Why is that?

(d)How will we reconcile the last statement with the principle that neither Tamus (the lack of a blemish) nor Zachrus (a difference in gender) is necessary by a bird?

12)

(a)In the K'lal (principle) cited by the Tana, when is a Kodshim bird ...

1. ... not Metamei a'beis ha'Beli'ah?

2. ... Metamei a'beis ha'Beli'ah?

(b)And what does he finally say about P'sulim who perform Melikah, other than that the Melikah is Pasul?

(c)What are examples of P'sulim in this regard?

(d)What is the reason for this final ruling?

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13)

(a)If, after the Melikah, the bird is found to be a T'reifah, Rebbi Meir says that it is not Metamei a'beis ha'Beli'ah. Why is that?

(b)What does Rebbi Yehudah say?

(c)What is his reason? What do the Shechitah of a Chulin bird and the Melikah of a bird of Kodshim have in common in this regard?

14)

(a)What Kal va'Chomer does Rebbi Meir make from the Shechitah of a T'reifah animal to prove his ruling?

(b)How does that explain his leniency regarding Melikah by a Kodshim bird?

(c)Rebbi Yossi makes a compromise between Rebbi Meir and Rebbi Yehudah. What does he say?

(d)What is his reason"?

(e)Like whom is the Halachah?

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