Derasha 24 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 / Toras Kohanim.

E-Daf / Tsurras Hadaf (size=3 where available)
PDF of the daf / source

Core Text

Core Text
על ראש – ולא על הצואר ולא על הגביים ולא על החזה

English: “Upon the head” – and not upon the neck, and not upon the back, and not upon the chest.

Type of Learning

Diyuk defining the exact location of the leaning of the hands — between the two horns of the animal, with both hands.

What Is Learned

The hands must be placed specifically on the head of the animal, the seat of identity, teaching that the person identifies fully with the offering being brought.

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