Derasha 11 on Vayikra 4:6

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 6 · Unit 11 of 11

The Complete Passuk

וְטָבַ֧ל הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־אֶצְבָּע֖וֹ בַּדָּ֑ם וְהִזָּ֨ה מִן־הַדָּ֜ם שֶׁ֤בַע פְּעָמִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י פָּרֹ֥כֶת הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Taanis 1:2.

Sefaria — Yerushalmi Taanis 1:2

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi Taanis 1:2
תָּנָא חִזְקִיָּה: מִפְּנֵי מָה נֶאֱמַר ״פָּרֹכֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ״ בְּפַר כֹּהֵן מָשִׁיחַ וְלֹא נֶאֱמַר בְּפַר הֶעְלֵם דָּבָר שֶׁל צִבּוּר.

English: Chizkiyah taught: Why is “the veil of the holy” said of the anointed kohen’s bull and not of the communal bull of a forgotten law?

In the sugya: The Yerushalmi raises the same question of distinctive language that appears in the Bavli, focusing on why the High Priest’s bull alone receives the fuller designation of the veil.

Type of Learning

Yerushalmi parallel on parochet ha-kodesh — the Yerushalmi likewise notes the unique designation of the veil for the High Priest’s bull.

What Is Learned

The Yerushalmi likewise notes the unique designation of the veil for the High Priest’s bull. Chizkiyah’s teaching highlights the asymmetry in the biblical language: the High Priest’s offering is described with “parochet ha-kodesh” while the communal bull is not. This difference is treated as significant for understanding the distinct formal status of the two offerings even when both involve blood placed toward the same curtain.