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מצות של מעשר שני, לדברי רבי מאיר — אין אדם יוצא בה ידי חובתו בפסח, לדברי חכמים — יוצא בה ידי חובתו בפסח.
With regard to matzot of second-tithe produce: In accordance with the statement of R' Meir, a person cannot fulfill his obligation to eat matza on the first night of Passover with this matza. R' Meir considers it consecrated property, and one must eat matza that belongs to him, not consecrated property. In accordance with the statement of the Rabbis, one can fulfill his obligation with this type of matza on the first night of Passover.
אתרוג של מעשר שני, לדברי רבי מאיר — אין יוצא בו ידי חובתו ביום טוב, לדברי חכמים — אדם יוצא בו ידי חובתו ביום טוב.
The same dispute applies to a citron of second-tithe produce: In accordance with the statement of R' Meir, one cannot fulfill his obligation to take the 4 species on the 1st day of the festival of Sukkot with this citron. In accordance with the statement of the Rabbis, a person can use this citron to fulfill his obligation on the 1st day of the festival of Sukkot.
מתקיף לה רב פפא: בשלמא עיסה, דכתיב ״עריסתיכם״ — משלכם.
Rav Pappa strongly objects to this statement: Granted, one must separate ḥalla from this dough, as it is written: “Of the first of your dough you should give to YHWH a portion [ḥalla] for a gift throughout your generations” (Numbers 15:21). This verse can be read in a very precise manner, so that the expression “your dough” indicates that ḥalla is separated only from dough that belongs to you.
אתרוג נמי, דכתיב ״ולקחתם לכם״, ״לכם״ — משלכם יהא. אלא מצה, מי כתיב ״מצתכם״?
With regard to a citron too, a similar conclusion can be drawn, as it is written: “And you should take for yourselves on the 1st day a fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees and willows of the brook” (Leviticus 23:40). Here too, the expression “for yourselves” indicates that what you take must belong to you. However, with regard to matza, is it written that you must use your own matza? Since there is no such requirement, it stands to reason that even consecrated matza is valid for this mitzva.