[Avodah] Choice in mitzvot

[Rich, Joel via Avodah]

> 
> What do you mean by Pidyon Haben/Give to Cohen?  Giving the money to the cohen *is* the pidyon.  There is no other 
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Perhaps not the best example of the lot but we do have the practice of the Cohen asking mai bait tfei which the commentaries struggle to explain.  
Kol tuv
Joel rich
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