Derasha 3 on Vayikra 2:5

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 5 · Unit 3 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 75a.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 75a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 75a
״סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה״ — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁנִּבְלֶלֶת סֹלֶת וְלֹא חַלּוֹת.

English: “Fine flour mixed” — this teaches that the flour is mixed, and not [already formed] loaves.

In the sugya: The verse’s reference to mixed flour indicates the stage at which the oil is incorporated.

Type of Learning

Miyut of mixing stage — belilah is performed on the raw flour, not on formed loaves.

What Is Learned

Belilah is of the raw solet, not of shaped challos. The Torah’s language “fine flour mixed” teaches that the oil is worked into the flour itself before any loaves are formed.