Petter chamor
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| Halakhic texts relating to this article | |
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| Torah: | Exodus 13:13 and Exodus 34:20 |
| Babylonian Talmud: | Bekhorot 5b |
The Petter Chamor (Hebrew: פטר חמור) or Redemption of the firstborn donkey, is a mitzvah in Judaism in which a male firstborn (bechor) donkey is redeemed by the owner of the donkey giving a lamb or kid to a Kohen.[1] The lamb is not required to be firstborn.
The mitzvah, albeit rare in modern times, is listed as an "obligation of the body" [2] and thus mandatory for diasporic jewry.
References
- ^ Tannenbaum, Rabbi Gershon (August 11, 2010). "Petter Chamor – Redeeming A Donkey". The Jewish Press. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- ^ ("chovath haguf" vs. "chovath hakarka" -an obligation required solely on of the land of Israel)
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