Petter Chamor

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Petter Chamor
Halakhic texts relating to this article:
Torah: Exodus 13:13 and Exodus 34:20
Babylonian Talmud: Bekhorot 5b
* Not meant as a definitive ruling. Some observances may be rabbinical, custom or Torah-based.

The Petter Chamor (Hebrew: פטר חמור‎) or Redemption of the firstborn donkey, is a mitzvah in Judaism in which a firstborn (bechor) donkey is redeemed by the owner of the donkey giving a lamb 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

  1. ↑ Tannenbaum, Rabbi Gershon (August 11, 2010). "Petter Chamor – Redeeming A Donkey". The Jewish Press. Retrieved November 3, 2011. 
  2. ↑ ("chovath haguf" vs. "chovath hakarka" -an obligation required solely on of the land of Israel)

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The twenty-four kohanic gifts
Ten in the Temple in Jerusalem
  • Chatat (leftovers)
  • Asham leftovers
  • Communal Shlamim offering
  • The bird Chatat
  • Asham Talui offering leftovers
  • Log Shemen Shel Metzorah
  • Shtei halechem
  • Lechem hapanim
  • The Omer leftover
  • The Mincha leftover
Four in Jerusalem
  • Bechor
  • Bikkurim
  • Kodoshim skin
  • Parts of the Todah and Nazir ram offering
Ten in the Diaspora
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