Derasha 1 on Vayikra 3:1

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 1 · Unit 1 of 7

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־זֶ֥בַח שְׁלָמִ֖ים קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ אִ֤ם מִן־הַבָּקָר֙ ה֣וּא מַקְרִ֔יב אִם־זָכָר֙ אִם־נְקֵבָ֔ה תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶ֖נּוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 4a.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 4a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 4a
״וְאִם זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים״ — מִכָּאן דִּבְעִינַן זְבִיחָה לְשֵׁם שְׁלָמִים.

English: “And if a sacrifice of shelamim” — from here that we require slaughter for the sake of shelamim.

In the sugya: The designation of the offering as shelamim at the outset establishes the requirement of proper intent during shechitah.

Type of Learning

Requirement of proper intent at shechitah — shelamim must be slaughtered with shelamim-intent.

What Is Learned

Shelamim must be slaughtered with shelamim-intent. The Torah’s opening “and if a sacrifice of shelamim” is read as requiring that the act of slaughter itself be performed for the sake of a peace-offering.