Derasha 2 on Vayikra 2:11

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 11 · Unit 2 of 9

The Complete Passuk

כָּל־הַמִּנְחָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תַּקְרִ֙יבוּ֙ לַיהֹוָ֔ה לֹ֥א תֵעָשֶׂ֖ה חָמֵ֑ץ כִּ֤י כָל־שְׂאֹר֙ וְכָל־דְּבַ֔שׁ לֹֽא־תַקְטִ֥ירוּ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ אִשֶּׁ֥ה לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 57b.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 57b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 57b
״כִּי כָל שְׂאֹר וְכָל דְּבַשׁ לֹא תַקְטִירוּ״ — אִסּוּר הַקְטָרַת שְׂאוֹר וּדְבַשׁ.

English: “For any leaven and any honey you shall not cause to go up in smoke” — the prohibition of burning se’or and honey.

In the sugya: Beyond the ban on preparing chametz, the verse separately forbids placing se’or or honey on the altar fire.

Type of Learning

Issur of hakatarah of se’or and devash — neither leaven nor honey may be burned as an isheh.

What Is Learned

Neither leaven nor honey may be placed on the altar fire. The Torah’s explicit prohibition “you shall not cause to go up in smoke” establishes a distinct ban on offering se’or or honey as a fire-offering to Hashem.