Derasha 5 on Vayikra 1:8

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

The Complete Passuk

וְעָרְכ֗וּ בְּנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים אֵ֚ת הַנְּתָחִ֔ים אֶת־הָרֹ֖אשׁ וְאֶת־הַפָּ֑דֶר עַל־הָעֵצִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yoma 26a.

E-Daf.com — Yoma 26a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yoma 26a
״וְאֶת הַפָּדֶר״ — כֵּיצַד הָיָה עוֹשֶׂה? נוֹתֵן אֶת הַפָּדֶר עַל בֵּית הַשְּׁחִיטָה וּמַעֲלֵהוּ, וְזֶהוּ דֶּרֶךְ כָּבוֹד שֶׁל מַעְלָה.

English: “And the suet” — how did he do it? He places the suet over the place of slaughter and brings it up; and that is the honorable way before Heaven.

In the sugya: The pader is not only fuel; it is used to cover the shechitah site — a matter of kavod before Heaven so that the cut is not displayed bare on the ascent.

Type of Learning

Custom of covering the cut with the pader — derech kavod before Heaven.

What Is Learned

The pader is arranged so as to cover the shechitah site — a matter of respect in the avodah. That covering is the honorable way before Heaven when the pieces are brought up.