Derasha 5 on Vayikra 2:11

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 11 · Unit 5 of 9

The Complete Passuk

כׇּל־הַמִּנְחָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תַּקְרִ֙יבוּ֙ לַיהֹוָ֔ה לֹ֥א תֵעָשֶׂ֖ה חָמֵ֑ץ כִּ֤י כׇל־שְׂאֹר֙ וְכׇל־דְּבַ֔שׁ לֹֽא־תַקְטִ֧ירוּ מִמֶּ֛נּוּ אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַֽיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 56b — each stage of work after another’s leavening is still liable.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 56b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 56b
הַכֹּל מוֹדִים בִּמְחַמֵּץ אַחַר מְחַמֵּץ שֶׁהוּא חַיָּב; נֶאֱמַר כָּאן לֹא תֵּעָשֶׂה חָמֵץ וְנֶאֱמַר לְהַלָּן לֹא תֵּאָפֶה חָמֵץ.

English: All agree regarding one who leavens after [another] leavener that he is liable; it is said here “shall not be made leaven” and there “shall not be baked leaven.”

In the sugya: Separate verbs for making and baking show that each stage of work generates its own liability.

Type of Learning

Gezeirah / parallel of verbs — each avodah after leavening counts independently.

What Is Learned

Kneading, arranging, and baking each generate liability if done after the dough has been leavened. The Torah marks both “making” and “baking,” so successive acts after another’s leavening remain forbidden.