Derasha 1 on Vayikra 3:3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 3 · Unit 1 of 4

The Complete Passuk

וְהִקְרִ֨יב מִזֶּ֣בַח הַשְּׁלָמִים֮ אִשֶּׁ֣ה לַיהֹוָה֒ אֶת־הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה אֶת־הַקֶּ֔רֶב וְאֵת֙ כׇּל־הַחֵ֔לֶב אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַקֶּֽרֶב׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra) on 3:3.

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Toras Kohanim (Sifra) on 3:3
״מִזֶּבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים״ — לְרַבּוֹת אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁשְּׁחָטוֹ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמוֹ.

English: “From the sacrifice of the shelamim” — to include even though he slaughtered it not for its own sake.

In the midrash: The phrase “from the sacrifice of the shelamim” is read as a ribbuy that keeps the emurim valid even when the preceding shechitah was performed shelo lishmah.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy of mizbach ha-shelamim — includes the emurim even after shelo-lishmah slaughter.

What Is Learned

Emurim of shelamim are still offered even if the shechitah was not for the sake of shelamim. The Sifra treats the opening phrase as a deliberate inclusion that prevents the later offering of the fat from being disqualified by a prior intent defect. The sacrificial fat therefore remains eligible for the altar despite the flawed slaughter.