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Why Would a Kohen Create Pigul? Weaponization?
One who eats Pigul is Chayav Karet (see Zevachim, Mishna 2:2). There are several ways to create Pigul, but a simple case is such: Priest A is receiving the blood of a sacrificial animal, and he thinks ...
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Why doesn't the percentage of terumas maaser mimic terumah gedolah's?
The Torah (Bamidbar 18) says that maaser rishon is meant to compensate the leviyim for their work and is treated precisely as their portion in the land and therefore is obligated in terumah and is ...
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Why aren't all Leviyim Kohanim?
As the firstborn initially served as Kohanim (Onkelos, etc) and the Leviyim were swapped for them (Eg Bamidbar 3) then why are only Aharon and his sons Kohanim and not all of Shevet Levi?
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