Chagigah 2A

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הכל חייבין בראייה, חוץ מחרש שוטה וקטן, וטומטום ואנדרוגינוס, ונשים, ועבדים שאינם משוחררים, החיגר והסומא, והחולה והזקן, ומי שאינו יכול לעלות ברגליו.

Mishnah: All are obligated on the 3 pilgrim Festivals in the mitzva of appearance, i.e., to appear in the Temple as well as to sacrifice an offering, except for a deaf-mute, an imbecile, and a minor; and a tumtum, and a hermaphrodite, and women, and slaves who are not emancipated; and the lame, and the blind, and the sick, and the old, and one who is unable to ascend to Jerusalem on his own legs.

איזהו קטן ⁠— כל שאינו יכול לרכוב על כתפיו של אביו ולעלות מירושלים להר הבית, דברי בית שמאי. ובית הלל אומרים: כל שאינו יכול לאחוז בידו של אביו ולעלות מירושלים להר הבית, שנאמר: ״שלש רגלים״.

Who has the status of a minor with regard to this halakha? Any child who is unable to ride on his father’s shoulders and ascend from Jerusalem to the Temple Mount; this is the statement of Beit Shammai. And Beit Hillel say: Any child who is unable to hold his father’s hand and ascend on foot from Jerusalem to the Temple Mount, as it is stated: “3 times [regalim]” (Exodus 23:14). Since the term for feet is raglayim, Beit Hillel infer from here that the obligation to ascend involves the use of one’s legs.

בית שמאי אומרים: הראייה ⁠— שתי כסף, והחגיגה ⁠— מעה כסף. ובית הלל אומרים: הראייה מעה כסף, והחגיגה שתי כסף.

Beit Shammai say: The burnt-offering of appearance brought on a pilgrim Festival must be worth at least two silver coins, and the Festival peace-offering must be worth at least one silver ma’a coin. And Beit Hillel say: The burnt-offering of appearance must be worth at least one silver ma’a and the Festival peace-offering at least two silver coins.

גמ׳ ״הכל״ לאתויי מאי? לאתויי מי שחציו עבד וחציו בן חורין. ולרבינא דאמר מי שחציו עבד וחציו בן חורין פטור מן הראייה, ״הכל״ לאתויי מאי? לאתויי חיגר ביום ראשון ונתפשט ביום שני.

Talmud: The Talmud asks: When the Mishnah states that all are obligated in the mitzva of appearance in the Temple, the term: All, comes to add what in the Mishnah’s ruling? The Talmud answers: It serves to add one who is half-slave half-freeman. The Talmud asks: And according to the opinion of Ravina, who said: One who is half-slave half-freeman is exempt from the appearance in the Temple, the term: All, comes to add what? The Talmud answers: It comes to add one who was lame on the 1st day of the Festival and was unable to travel, and was healed on the 2nd day of the Festival. This man is obligated to appear before the end of the Festival.

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