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Mishnah: The mitzva of the first sheared wool that every Jew must give to the priest, as stated in the verse: “And the first sheared wool of your flock [tzonekha] shall you give him” (Deuteronomy 18:4), applies both in Eretz Yisrael and outside of Eretz Yisrael, in the presence of the Temple and no
There are more stringent elements in the mitzva of the foreleg, the jaw, and the maw (see 130a) than in the halakha of the first sheared wool in that the mitzva of the foreleg, the jaw, and the maw applies to cattle and to sheep, as it is written: “Whether it be ox or sheep, that he shall give unto
And how many are numerous? Beit Shammai say: It is at least two sheep, as it is stated: “That a man shall rear a young cow, and two sheep [tzon]” (Isaiah 7:21), indicating that two sheep are characterized as tzon; and the mitzva of the first sheared wool is written using the term “your flock [tzone
R' Dosa ben Harkinas says: When shearing 5 sheep, the sheared wool of each sheep weighing 100 dinars each and half [peras] of 100 dinars each, i.e., 150 dinars each, are subject to the obligation of the first sheared wool, i.e., they render the owner obligated to give the first sheared wool to th
And how much of the sheared wool does one give to the priest? One gives him sheared wool of the weight of 5 sela in Judea, which are the equivalent of 10 sela in the Galilee, as the weight of the Galilean sela is half that of the Judean sela. Furthermore, although one may give the wool to the pries