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Temurah (Halacha)
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In Jewish Law, Temurah 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 explicitly stated in .
According the law, both animals become sanctified, and the person who attempted the transfer is punished with lashes.
It is counted by Maimonides
as three of the 613 Mitzvot
. The three mitzvot are:
These lare 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.
Temple in Jerusalem
The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple , refers to one of a series of structures which were historically located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, the current site of the Dome of the Rock. Historically, these successive temples stood at this location and functioned as the centre of...
with another non-sanctified animal. It explicitly stated in .
According the law, both animals become sanctified, and the person who attempted the transfer is punished with lashes.
It is counted by Maimonides
Maimonides
Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...
as three of the 613 Mitzvot
613 mitzvot
The 613 commandments is a numbering of the statements and principles of law, ethics, and spiritual practice contained in the Torah or Five Books of Moses...
. The three mitzvot are:
- Not to substitute another beast for one set apart for sacrifice
- The new animal, in addition to the substituted one, retains consecration
- Not to change consecrated animals from one type of offering to another
These lare 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.