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Which mitzvos can override Shabbos (שבת) restrictions? The Gemara (גמרא) in Shabbos 133b establishes that only mitzvos that are intrinsically connected to that specific day can override Shabbos - not obligations that merely happen to fall on that day. This principle explains why burning leftover korban Pesach (פסח) cannot override Yom Tov while the daily tamid offering overrides Shabbos.
This shiur examines a complex passage in Masechta Shabbos (שבת) dealing with the fundamental question of which mitzvos can override Shabbos prohibitions. The discussion centers on daf 133, amud beis, analyzing the Talmudic principle that determines when religious obligations take precedence over Shabbos restrictions. The Gemara (גמרא) discusses the case of sreifat notar (burning leftover sacrificial meat) and why this mitzvah (מצוה) does not override Yom Tov restrictions. Rabbi Zweig explores Rashi (רש"י)'s interpretation that distinguishes between mitzvos that are intrinsically connected to a particular day versus those that merely happen to fall on that day. The key principle emerges: 'ein mitzvah hayom' - if something is not a mitzvah specifically of that day, it cannot override Shabbos or Yom Tov.
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