Derasha 4 on Vayikra 2:3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 3 · Unit 4 of 4

The Complete Passuk

וְהַנּוֹתֶ֙רֶת֙ מִן־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו קֹ֥דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah, on 2:3 (le-Aharon and his sons).

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim, Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah
״לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו״ — לְאַהֲרֹן תְּחִלָּה וְאַחַר כָּךְ לְבָנָיו; לְאַהֲרֹן שֶׁלֹּא בְּמַחֲלֹקֶת וּלְבָנָיו בְּמַחֲלֹקֶת.

English: “To Aharon and to his sons” — to Aharon first and afterward to his sons; to Aharon without division and to his sons by division.

In Sifra: The order and the different modes of distribution distinguish the High Priest from ordinary kohanim.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of order and manner of distribution — Aharon receives first and without lots; his sons share by division.

What Is Learned

The Kohen Gadol receives first and without lots; ordinary kohanim share by division. The Sifra reads “to Aharon and to his sons” as establishing both priority for the High Priest and two different systems of allocation: the High Priest takes without the need for lots, while the remaining kohanim divide the remainder among themselves.