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The second perek of Massekhet Menaḥot begins on our daf.
Perek HaKometz et HaMinḥa continues the discussion of the problems associated with improper thoughts when bringing a meal offering. As we saw on yesterday’s daf, menaḥot are similar to animal sacrifices in that the offering will become invalid if someone has improper thoughts during key parts of the sacrificial service, regarding when or where the offering would be sacrificed or eaten.
There are, however, differences between meal offerings and animal sacrifices. While in an animal sacrifice, the single activity that permits the sacrifice to be eaten is the service of sprinkling the blood of the sacrifice, there are two essential elements that must be done in order for a meal offering to be permitted. Those two elements are the placing on the altar of the kometz – the flour-oil mixture removed by the kohen – and the levona – the frankincense.
We continue our analysis of levonah.