Derasha 5 — Vayikra 3:2

וְסָמַ֤ךְ יָדוֹ֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ קָרְבָּנ֔וֹ וּשְׁחָט֕וֹ פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְזָרְק֡וּ בְּנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים אֶת־הַדָּ֛ם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב׃

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Core Text — Zevachim 63a

אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: שְׁלָמִים שֶׁשְּׁחָטָן בַּהֵיכָל כְּשֵׁרִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וּשְׁחָטוֹ פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד״ — וְלֹא יְהֵא טָפֵל חָמוּר מִן הָעִקָּר.

English: Rabbi Yochanan said: Shelamim slaughtered inside the heichal are valid, as it is said “at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting” — and the secondary should not be stricter than the primary.

In the sugya: If slaughter at the entrance is valid, slaughter deeper inside the Sanctuary cannot be more restricted.

Type of Learning

Validity of shechitah inside the heichal — slaughter inside the Sanctuary is no worse than at its entrance.

What Is Learned

Slaughter inside the Sanctuary is no worse than at its entrance. Rabbi Yochanan reasons that the secondary location (inside) should not be held to a stricter standard than the primary location named in the verse (the entrance). Therefore shelamim slaughtered within the heichal itself remain valid.

Derasha 5 on Vayikra 3:2

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