Derasha 1 on Vayikra 2:9

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 9 · Unit 1 of 2

The Complete Passuk

וְהֵרִ֨ים הַכֹּהֵ֤ן מִן־הַמִּנְחָה֙ אֶת־אַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ וְהִקְטִ֖יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 61a.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 61a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 61a
״וְהֵרִים הַכֹּהֵן״ — יָכוֹל בִּכְלִי? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״וְהֵרִים מִמֶּנּוּ בְּקֻמְצוֹ״ — מַה לְּהַלָּן בְּקֻמְצוֹ אַף כָּאן בְּקֻמְצוֹ.

English: “And the kohen shall lift” — might [it be] with a vessel? The verse says “and he shall lift from it with his handful” — just as there with his handful, so here with his handful.

In the sugya: The parallel language of lifting with the handful precludes the use of a utensil for the memorial portion.

Type of Learning

Miyut against vessel for lifting the azkarah — the memorial is taken by the hand’s kometz alone.

What Is Learned

The memorial portion is taken by the hand’s kometz, not scooped with a utensil. The Torah’s requirement that the kohen lift the azkarah is clarified by the parallel “with his handful,” teaching that a vessel may not be substituted for the hand.