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We explore the sugya on our daf concerning the sanctification of the kometz (handful) from meal offerings and its derivation from the laws governing sacrificial blood. The sugya, framed by Rava's pivotal question regarding the conceptual classification of the kometz, establishes fundamental principles concerning ritual validity, wholeness, and the phenomenology of sanctification in Temple service. Through close reading of the primary sources, engagement with medieval commentators including Rashi, Tosafot, and Maimonides, and integration of contemporary academic scholarship, we show how the rabbis constructed a theology of sacred presence that demanded perpetual renewal and ritual readiness. We argue that the sugya's insistence on wholeness, elevation, and continuous sanctification reflects deeper theological commitments regarding the nature of divine-human encounter in sacrificial worship.