Derasha 20 on Vayikra 1:4

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 4

The Complete Passuk

וְסָמַ֣ךְ יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל רֹ֣אשׁ הָעֹלָ֑ה וְנִרְצָ֥ה ל֖וֹ לְכַפֵּ֥ר עָלָֽיו׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Menachot 93a.

E-Daf / Tsurras Hadaf (size=3 where available)
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Core Text

Core Text
וסמך ידו – ולא יד עבדו ולא יד שלוחו ולא יד אשתו

English: “And he shall lean his hand” – his own hand, not the hand of his servant, not the hand of his agent, and not the hand of his wife.

Type of Learning

Emphasis on personal responsibility in the act of semichah — the owner himself must perform the leaning of the hands.

What Is Learned

The owner of the offering must perform the leaning himself; the mitzvah cannot be delegated. This teaches that true identification with the korban and the process of atonement requires one’s own direct involvement.

Audio (Daf Yomi):
dafyomi.org — Menachot
YICC / Rav Etshalom series