Derasha 8 on Vayikra 1:5

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 5 · Unit 8 of 16

The Complete Passuk

וְשָׁחַ֛ט אֶת־בֶּ֥ן הַבָּקָ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְהִקְרִ֨יבוּ בְּנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים אֶת־הַדָּ֕ם וְזָרְק֨וּ אֶת־הַדָּ֤ם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ סָבִ֔יב אֲשֶׁר־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 13a.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 13a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 13a
עַד שֶׁתְּהֵא זְבִיחָה לְשֵׁם בֶּן בָּקָר — מִכָּאן לְמִתְעַסֵּק בְּקָדָשִׁים שֶׁהוּא פָּסוּל.

English: Slaughter must be for the sake of “the young of the herd” — from here, one who is occupied with something else (mitasek) regarding kodashim renders it invalid.

In the sugya: Naming the object of slaughter requires intent directed at that offering. Mitasek — mechanical action while the mind is on something else — fails for kodashim even where it might pass for chullin.

Type of Learning

Intent requirement from the named object of slaughter — mitasek invalidates kodashim.

What Is Learned

Kodashim shechitah requires intent for the offering; mere mechanical occupation with another matter invalidates. The named “young of the herd” is the target of that intent.