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1) THE "OLAH" IS SLAUGHTERED IN "TZAFON"

(a) (Mishnah): The Par and Sa'ir of Yom Kipur (are slaughtered in Tzafon...)
(b) Question: The Torah explicitly says that slaughter of an Olah must be in north - the Tana should have taught Olah first!
(c) Answer: Since we need to expound to learn the law of Chata'os, the Tana treasures this law more, therefore he taught it first.
(d) Question: Why did he teach inner Chata'os before outer Chata'os?
(e) Answer: Because their blood is brought into the Kodesh ha'Kodoshim, it is more dear to him.
(f) Question: Where does the Torah teach that slaughter of an Olah must be in north?
(g) Answer: "V'Shachat Oso...Tzafonah".
(h) Question: That discusses a Seh - what is the source for a bull?
(i) Answer: The Torah teaches about a bull, then it says "*V*'Im Min ha'Tzon" to connect the Parshiyos, we learn the former from the latter.

(a) Question: This is according to the opinion that we can learn the former from the latter when a 'Vov' connects the Parshiyos;

1. But according to the opinion that we can only learn the latter from the former, how can we answer?
2. (Beraisa - R. Akiva): "V'Im Nefesh..." - this teaches that one brings an Asham Taluy for doubtful Me'ilah;
3. Chachamim say, he is exempt.
4. Suggestion: R. Akiva holds that we can learn the former (Asham Taluy) from the latter (Asham Me'ilah), Chachamim say that we cannot.

(b) Answer (Rav Papa): No, all agree that we can learn;

1. Chachamim exempt because of a Gezerah Shavah "Mitzvos-Mitzvos" between Asham Taluy and a regular Chatas, e.g. for eating Chelev;

i. Just as there it refers to a transgression punishable by Kares (if Mezid) and Chatas (if Shogeg), also Asham Taluy is only brought for such transgressions (there is no Kares for Me'ilah)

2. R. Akiva says, there it refers to a Chatas Kavu'ah (even a poor person must bring a Behemah) - also Asham Taluy is only brought for such transgressions.

i. This excludes a Tamei who entered the Mikdash or ate Kodshim, the Korban for this is Oleh v'Yored.

3. Chachamim disagree, for we do not learn a Gezerah Shavah only half-way (rather, we learn all possible laws);

(c) Question: R. Akiva should agree that we learn all possible laws from a Gezerah Shavah!
(d) Answer: Indeed, he does; R. Akiva exempts because 'Vov' connects to the next Parshah.
(e) Question: Why do Chachamim argue?

1. Suggestion: R. Akiva holds that a Hekesh (to the next Parshah) overrides a Gezerah Shavah (to a regular Chatas, which would exclude Me'ilah), Chachamim hold that a Gezerah Shavah overrides a Hekesh.

(f) Answer: No, all agree that a Hekesh is stronger - Chachamim say that the former Parshah teaches to the latter, that one must pay at least two Shekalim for it;

1. One might have thought, Asham Taluy (for a doubtful transgression) should not be more stringent than a Chatas for a definite Aveirah, which can be bought for a sixth of a Dinar (or even less) - the Hekesh teaches that this is not so.

(g) Question: What is R. Akiva's source for this law?
(h) Answer: He learns from "Zos Toras ha'Asham" - the same applies to all Ashamos.
(i) Question: There is an opinion that does not expound this Hekesh - what is his source (according to R. Akiva)?
(j) Answer: He learns from a Gezerah Shavah "B'Erkecha-B'Erkecha" from Asham Me'ilah.
(k) Question: This teaches about Asham Taluy and Asham Gezeilah, but not Asham Shifchah Charufah (regarding which it does not say 'B'Erkecha')!
(l) Answer: He learns from a Gezerah Shavah "B'Ayil-B''Ayil" from Asham Me'ilah.

(a) Question: What is the source that Chatas must be slaughtered in Tzafon?
(b) Answer: "V'Shochat Es ha'Chatas bi'Mkom ha'Olah'".
(c) Question: This teaches about slaughter - what is the source for Kabalah?
(d) Answer: "V'Lakach ha'Kohen mi'Dam ha'Chatas" (presumably, in the same place it was slaughtered).
(e) Question: What is the source that the Kohen who is Mekabel must be in Tzafon?
(f) Answer: "V'Lakach" - we rearrange the letters to spell 'Lo (Yi)Kach' (he will bring himself there).
(g) Question: This teaches that these Avodos should be done in Tzafon - what is the source that this is Me'akev?
(h) Answer: We learn from "V'Shochat Oso bi'Mkom Asher Yishchat Es ha'Olah":(regarding a Sa'ir Chatas of a Nasi):

1. (Beraisa): (This verse teaches that) Chatas is slaughtered in Tzafon just like Olah.

2. Question: We already learned this from "(Zos Toras ha'Chatas) bi'Mkom Asher Tishachet ha'Olah Tishachet ha'Chatas"!
3. Answer: "Oso" teaches that this is Me'akev (if it was not slaughtered in Tzafon it is Pasul).
4. Suggestion: Perhaps it does not teach this, but rather, that other Se'irim (Chata'os) require (slaughter in) Tzafon!
5. Rejection: "V'Shochat Es ha'Chatas bi'Mkom ha'Olah" - this is a Binyan Av, it teaches that all Chata'os require Tzafon.

(i) Question: We learned that Tzafon is Me'akev regarding the Chatas of a Nasi, and that all Chata'os require Tzafon l'Chatchilah - what is the source that this is Me'akev regarding all Chata'os?
(j) Answer: A verse requires Tzafon when a commoner brings a goat, another verse requires it when he brings a lamb (we could have learned one from the other) - the extra verse teaches that this is Me'akev.

(a) Question: Since this teaches about all Chata'os, why do we need "V'Shochat Oso..."?
(b) Answer #1: It teaches like the following Beraisa.

1. Beraisa: "Oso" - an obligatory Chatas requires Tzafon, the Chatas of Nachshon (or any other Nasi during Chanukas ha'Mishkan) did not require Tzafon;

i. (Beraisa - R. Yehudah): "V'Samach Yado Al Rosh ha'Sa'ir" - this includes the Se'ir Chatas of Nachshon (that it required Semichah).
ii. R. Shimon says, it includes Se'irim (for He'elam Davar) of idolatry.

2. Summation of answer: Since Se'ir Nachshon required Semichah, one might have thought that it also required Tzafon - "Oso" teaches that this is not so.

(c) Objection #1 (Ravina): This answers for R. Yehudah, who says that Se'ir Nachshon required Semichah - according to R. Shimon, how can we answer?
(d) Objection #2 (Mar Zutra brei d'Rav Tavi): This does not even answer for R. Yehudah - we only learned that Se'ir Nachshon required Semichah, this does not suggest that it required Tzafon!

1. Suggestion: If "Oso" did not exclude this, we would learn it from a Binyan Av (from permanent Chata'os).
2. Rejection: If so, we would not need a verse to teach about Semichah, we would learn it from the Binyan Av!

i. We must say, we do not learn (Semichah regarding Korbanos of Chanukas ha'Mishkan) from permanent Korbanos (i.e. that apply to all generations) - the same applies to Tzafon!

(e) (Sefas Emes suggests that (b:1) is not a Beraisa, for the Gemara refutes it (Oso is not needed to teach about Se'ir Nachshon); our Sugya is repeated in Menachos, it is not called a Beraisa there. Alternatively, it is a Beraisa, it is like R. Shimon, who indeed learns Semichah regarding Se'ir Nachshon from permanent Korbanos, and needs "Oso" to exclude Tzafon - this is unlike Ravina.)
(f) Answer #2: "Oso" teaches that the slaughter (i.e. the animal) must be in Tzafon, the slaughterer need not be in Tzafon.
(g) Objection: We learn that from R. Achya!

1. (Beraisa - R. Achya) Question: What do we learn from "V'Shachat Oso Al Yerech ha'Mizbe'ach Tzafonah"?
2. Answer: We know that Kabalah (of Kodshei Kodoshim) and the Mekabel must be in Tzafon, if the Mekabel was in the south it is Pasul - one might have thought, the same applies to slaughter;

i. "V'Shachat Oso..." - the slaughter must be in Tzafon, the slaughterer need not be in Tzafon.

(h) Answer #3: "Oso" teaches that (an Olah must be slaughtered in Tzafon, but) Melikah need not be in Tzafon.

1. (Beraisa) Suggestion: A Kal va'Chomer should teach that Melikah requires Tzafon!

i. The Torah (allows a Zar, it) does not require a Kohen to slaughter a Seh (Olah), yet it requires Tzafon - the Torah requires a Kohen for Melikah, all the more so it should require Tzafon!

2. Rejection: "Oso" (Melikah need not be in Tzafon).

(i) Objection: We do not need a verse for this, the Kal va'Chomer can be refuted!

1. We cannot learn from an Olah, for this requires a vessel (for the Kabalah and slaughter; Tosfos - both need a Kli Shares), Melikah does not! (Sefas Emes - the 'rejections' of this and the coming Beraisa are according to the Tana R. Achya.)

(j) Answer #4: "Oso" teaches that Olah must be slaughtered in Tzafon, but not Korban Pesach.

1. (Beraisa - R. Eliezer ben Yakov) Suggestion: A Kal va'Chomer should teach that Pesach requires Tzafon!

i. The Torah did not fix a time to slaughter an Olas (Nedavah), yet it requires Tzafon - the Torah fixed a time for Korban Pesach (the afternoon of Erev Pesach), all the more so it should require Tzafon!

2. Rejection: "Oso" (Pesach does not require Tzafon).
3. Question: We do not need a verse for this, the Kal va'Chomer can be refuted!

i. We cannot learn from an Olah, for it is entirely burned on the Mizbe'ach!

4. Answer #1: We would have learned a Kal va'Chomer from Chatas.
5. Objection: We cannot learn from Chatas, for it atones for Chayavei Kerisus!
6. Answer #2: We would have learned a Kal va'Chomer from Asham.
7. Objection: We cannot learn from Asham, for it is Kodshei Kodoshim!

i. Olah and Chatas are also Kodshei Kodoshim, so we cannot learn from the Tzad ha'Shavah of all three.

(k) Defense of Answer #2 (to Question (k)): Indeed, "Oso" teaches that the animal must be slaughtered in Tzafon.
(l) Question: We learn that from R. Achya's teaching!
(m) Answer: Indeed, we expound like R. Achya; "Oso" in Parshas Olah, teaches that the slaughterer need not be in Tzafon;

1. The Chidush of "Oso" (written regarding Se'ir Nasi) is the inference - the slaughterer need not be in Tzafon, but the Mekabel must be.

(n) Question: We already know this from "V'Lakach" (which we rearrange to spell 'Lo (Yi) Kach')!
(o) Answer: This Tana does not expound "V'Lakach" thusly.