Derasha 3 on Vayikra 2:1

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 1 · Unit 3 of 7

The Complete Passuk

וְנֶ֗פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תַקְרִ֞יב קָרְבַּ֤ן מִנְחָה֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה סֹ֖לֶת יִהְיֶ֣ה קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ וְיָצַ֤ק עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ שֶׁ֔מֶן וְנָתַ֥ן עָלֶ֖יהָ לְבֹנָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah, on 2:1 (nefesh — even Kohen Gadol).

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim, Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah

״וְנֶפֶשׁ״ — לְרַבּוֹת כֹּהֵן מָשִׁיחַ שֶׁיָּבִיא מִנְחַת נְדָבָה.

English: “And a soul” — to include a Kohen Gadol that he may bring a voluntary minchah.

In Sifra: The inclusive reading of “nefesh” brings even the anointed High Priest into the voluntary flour-offering framework.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy of the anointed kohen — the word “nefesh” includes the Kohen Gadol for a free-will minchah.

What Is Learned

Even the Kohen Gadol may bring a free-will minchah. The Sifra reads the term “nefesh” as an inclusive expression that encompasses the anointed High Priest among those who may offer a voluntary flour offering.

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