Mesorat%20hashas for Beitzah 2:4

בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, מְבִיאִין שְׁלָמִים וְאֵין סוֹמְכִין עֲלֵיהֶן, אֲבָל לֹא עוֹלוֹת. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, מְבִיאִין שְׁלָמִים וְעוֹלוֹת וְסוֹמְכִין עֲלֵיהֶם:

Beth Shammai say: [Festival] peace-offerings may be brought [on yom tov], for they are for human consumption; but s'michah (the placing of the hands on the head of the offering) may not be performed (on yom tov), s'michah being forbidden by reason of shvuth ("resting" from labor on yom tov). For he leans on it with all of his strength, so that it is as if he is making use of an animal (on yom tov). But s'michah is performed on the eve of the festival, Beth Shammai not holding that s'michah must immediately preceded slaughtering.] Burnt-offerings, however, are not (to be brought on yom tov) [except temidin and mussafin, which are congregational offerings and whose time is fixed. But one may not bring individual burnt-offerings, for they are not for human consumption. And even oloth re'iah (burnt-offerings of "visitation") are sacrificed on the other (intermediate) days of the festival, but not on yom tov itself, Scripture stating (Numbers 29:39): "A solemn assembly shall there be for you" — for you, but not for the Most High.] And Beth Hillel say: It is permitted to bring peace-offerings and burnt-offerings and to perform s'michah upon them. [Festival peace-offerings and burnt-offerings are brought, it being written (Deuteronomy 16:8): "a solemn assembly for the L rd" — everything which is for the L rd. But all agree that vow-offerings and gift-offerings are not offered on a festival, neither burnt-offerings nor peace-offerings.]

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