Derasha 9 — Vayikra 4:13

וְאִ֨ם כׇּל־עֲדַ֤ת יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִשְׁגּ֔וּ וְנֶעְלַ֣ם דָּבָ֔ר מֵעֵינֵ֖י הַקָּהָ֑ל וְעָשׂ֣וּ אַחַ֗ת מִכׇּל־מִצְוֺת יְהֹוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂ֔ינָה וְאָשֵֽׁמוּ׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Horayos 5a (unit 9; single primary locus per emergency Core plan).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Horayos 5a

יָכוֹל הוֹרוּ בֵּית דִּין וְעָשׂוּ בֵּית דִּין חַיָּבִין? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״הַקָּהָל וְעָשׂוּ״ — מַעֲשֶׂה תָּלוּי בַּקָּהָל וְהוֹרָאָה בְּבֵית דִּין.

English: Might one think: if the beit din ruled and the beit din acted they are liable? The verse says “the assembly and they did” — the act depends on the assembly and the ruling on the beit din.

In the sugya: The Gemara rejects the possibility that the Sanhedrin itself could both rule and act; the verse assigns the two roles to two distinct bodies.

Type of Learning

Separation of hora’ah and ma’aseh — the court rules; the people act — both are required.

What Is Learned

Hora’ah belongs exclusively to the beit din; ma’aseh belongs exclusively to the kahal. If the judges themselves were the ones who performed the prohibited act, the verse’s structure would not be satisfied. The division of labor is essential to the formation of communal liability.

Derasha 9 on Vayikra 4:13

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