Vayikra 5:15 · unit 11

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah · Passuk 5:15 · Unit 11 of 11

Complete Passuk

נֶפֶשׁ כִּי־תִמְעֹל מַעַל וְחָטְאָה בִּשְׁגָגָה מִקָּדְשֵׁי יְהוָה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ לַיהוָה אַיִל תָּמִים מִן־הַצֹּאן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּסֶף־שְׁקָלִים בְּשֶׁקֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְאָשָׁם׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Toras Kohanim (Sifra, Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, Section 11).

Sefaria — Toras Kohanim (Sifra, Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, Section 11)

Core Text — Toras Kohanim · Sifra DeChovah Sec. 11

בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ — וְלֹא בְּבָלִיּוֹת, מָדִיּוֹת, קַפּוֹטְקִיּוֹת.

“In the shekel of the sanctuary” — and not in the weights of Bavel, Media, or Cappadocia.

In the midrash: The valuation of the asham ram is fixed to the Temple shekel. Local or foreign weight standards (Babylonian, Median, Cappadocian) are excluded; only the sacred standard governs the two-shekel minimum.

Type of Learning

Miyut of the shekel standard — Temple shekel only.

What Is Learned

The two-shekel minimum for the asham is measured by the Temple shekel, not local coinages. The Torah’s language “be-shekel ha-kodesh” excludes foreign or provincial weight systems and locks the valuation to the sanctuary standard.

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