Derasha 15 on Vayikra 1:3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 3

The Complete Passuk

אִם־עֹלָ֤ה קָרְבָּנוֹ֙ מִן־הַבָּקָ֔ר זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּ אֶל־פֶּ֜תַח אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ יַקְרִ֣יב אֹת֔וֹ לִרְצֹנ֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra).

Sefaria — Sifra Vayikra Dibbura d’Nedavah
HebrewBooks search for Sifra / Toras Kohanim

Core Text

Core Text
קרבנו – לרבות שלמים שהפסולים נוהגים בהם

English: “His offering” – to include peace-offerings, so that the same disqualifications apply to them as well.

Type of Learning

Binyan av / gezeirah shavah style extension — the rules of fitness learned for the olah are extended to the shelamim.

What Is Learned

The Torah’s standards for what may be brought near to the altar are consistent across the different types of offerings, teaching us that holiness demands integrity in every form of service.

Audio (related study):
dafyomi.org
YICC / Rav Etshalom series