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Derasha 1 on Vayikra 2:5

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 5 · Unit 1 of 5

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־מִנְחָ֥ה עַל־הַמַּחֲבַ֖ת קָרְבָּנֶ֑ךָ סֹ֛לֶת בְּלוּלָ֥ה בַשֶּׁ֖מֶן מַצָּ֥ה תִהְיֶֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 63a.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 63a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 63a
תָּנֵי רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: הַמַּחֲבַת צָפָה וּמַעֲשֶׂיהָ קָשִׁין.

English: It was taught, Rabbi Chanina ben Gamliel says: The machavas is flat and its products are hard.

In the sugya: The distinction between machavas and marcheshes is defined by the shape of the vessel and the resulting texture of the product.

Type of Learning

Definition of machavas vs marcheshes — the flat pan yields a firm product.

What Is Learned

A pan-minchah is made on a flat griddle; the result is firm, unlike the deep pan’s soft product. Rabbi Chanina ben Gamliel defines the machavas as a flat vessel whose products come out hard, distinguishing it from the deeper marcheshes.

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