Derasha 1 on Vayikra 3:5

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 5 · Unit 1 of 3

The Complete Passuk

וְהִקְטִ֨ירוּ אֹת֤וֹ בְנֵֽי־אַהֲרֹן֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עַל־הָעֵצִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֑שׁ אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Pesachim 5:7.

Sefaria — Yerushalmi Pesachim 5:7

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi Pesachim 5:7
״וְהִקְטִירוּ אוֹתוֹ״ — הַכָּשֵׁר וְלֹא הַפָּסוּל.

English: “And the sons of Aharon shall cause it to go up in smoke” — the valid, and not the invalid.

In the Yerushalmi: The verb of hakatarah is restricted to portions that are themselves valid for the altar.

Type of Learning

Miyut of invalid emurim from hakatarah — only valid emurim are burned; pasul portions are not placed on the fire.

What Is Learned

Only valid emurim are burned; pasul portions are not placed on the fire. The Yerushalmi reads the command to cause “it” to go up in smoke as limited to that which is fit. Invalid sacrificial portions are therefore excluded from the hakatarah even if they have already been brought to the altar area.