Derasha 1 on Vayikra 1:14

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 14

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם֩ מִן־הָע֨וֹף עֹלָ֥ה קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ לַיהֹוָ֑ה וְהִקְרִ֣יב מִן־הַתֹּרִ֗ים א֤וֹ מִן־בְּנֵי֙ הַיּוֹנָ֔ה אֶת־קָרְבָּנֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Kiddushin 24b (verified; min haof excludes major limb defects in birds).

E-Daf — Tsurras Hadaf

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא, יָכוֹל יָבְשָׁה גַּפָּהּ נִקְטְעָה רַגְלָהּ נֶחְטְטָה עֵינָהּ כְּשֵׁרָה לַקָּרְבָּן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר מִן הָעוֹף — וְלֹא כָּל הָעוֹף.

English: It was taught: I might think that if its wing withered, its leg was severed, or its eye was gouged out, it is still fit for an offering? The Torah states “from the fowl” — and not every fowl.

Type of Learning

R’ Eliezer #2 (מיעוט)min excludes birds with major limb/organ defects even though tamim is not stated for birds.

What Is Learned

Birds missing a major limb or organ are unfit for the altar, even though the full tamim requirement of animals does not apply to birds.