A cryptic opinion of Yosi ben Choni is made sense of through a parallel discussion in Tosefta Pesachim.

The seemingly superfluous "כחטאת כאשם" becomes the basis of a major machlokes between R. Eliezer and the Chachamim

A bird's-eye Overview of the order of business for these next three blatt

The Chafetz Chaim's rearrangement of the Sugya

Pondering the sharp digression from shelo lishma to general kapparah issues

A seemingly innocent question about one detail of halachah opens a window into the fundamental nature of korbanos

The joint effort of named and unnamed Sages leads to clarification of the Torah's intent

Shelo Lishmah unfolds further to reveal additional folds and wrinkles that need to be ironed out.

An exchange between Reish Lakish and Rabi Elazar in Eretz Yisrael becomes the cornerstone of three fundamental conversations between the Amoraim of Bavel a generation later

Considering placement of Amoraic teachings, and Introducing the Sifra/Toras Kohanim