Temurah (Talmud)
There are many laws regarding items which
have been sanctified for Temple use |
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| Halakhic texts relating to this article | |
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| Torah: | Leviticus 27:33 |
| Babylonian Talmud: | Temurah |
| Mishneh Torah: | Book of Sacrifices:Temurah |
| Shulchan Aruch: | N/A |
Tractate Temurah is a tractate of the Babylonian Talmud, the greater part of which is an elaboration of the Law laid down in Leviticus 27:10 regarding dedication of an animal for sacrifice.
In Jewish Law, temurah (Hebrew: תמורה, literally: "exchange") is the prohibition against attempting to switch the sanctity of an animal that has been sanctified for the Temple in Jerusalem with another non-sanctified animal. It is explicitly stated in Leviticus 27:33. According to the law, both animals become sanctified, and the person who attempted the transfer is punished with lashes.
This prohibition of exchange was counted by Maimonides as comprising 3 of the 613 commandments. The three commandments are:
These are explained in the Babylonian Talmud in the tractate temurah, in order of Kodshim. Like many tractates in the order of Kodshim, Temurah was not often learned by many Talmud scholars. Its reopening was included in the general Kodshim Renaissance brought about by the Brisk yeshivas.
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