Rav commented on the minchat ha'omer, the special meal-offering brought the day after Pesach to begin the use of the new harvest's grain. Rav said that if this offering was made sh'lo lishma, with improper intentions, that the offering is totally invalid. This is because the purpose of the offering was to permit the new harvest grain and it was not permitted. Today's daf considers the reaction to Rav's ruling.
Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish (Reish Lakish) rules against Rav; the the offering is valid. The flour can be offered on the altar, but the remainder of the flour is off-limits to the priests until a second offering is brought, successfully allowing consumption of the new harvest.
Rav Pappa suggests that Reish Lakish believes that the new grain will be automatically allowed in the morning of the 16th of Nissan (Vayikra 23:14). Bringing the special minchat ha'omer offering is required.
Rava agrees with neither Rav nor Reish Lakish. He asserts that the minchat ha'omer is unique because it is taken from barley and not wheat, like the other offerings. Thus different rules are in place regarding its sacrifice.
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