Derasha 7 on Vayikra 1:9

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 9 · Unit 7 of 8

The Complete Passuk

וְקִרְבּ֥וֹ וּכְרָעָ֖יו יִרְחַ֣ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם וְהִקְטִ֨יר הַכֹּהֵ֤ן אֶת־הַכֹּל֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עֹלָ֛ה אִשֵּׁ֥ה רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 119b.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 119b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 119b
״רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַה׳״ — מִכָּאן שֶׁאֵין רֵיחַ נִיחוֹחַ בַּבָּמָה.

English: “A pleasing aroma to Hashem” — from here [we learn] that there is no [requirement of] a pleasing aroma on a private bamah.

In the sugya: Another Temple-only feature. The full reiach-nichoach regime is tied to the central altar “to Hashem,” not to a private bamah.

Type of Learning

Miyut of bamah from the Temple formula of reiach nichoach.

What Is Learned

The full “pleasing aroma” regime applies to the central altar, not to a private bamah. The verse’s closing “to Hashem” in this Temple context is what keeps the requirement off the bamah.