Derasha 26 on Vayikra 1:5

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 5

The Complete Passuk

וְשָׁחַ֛ט אֶת־בֶּ֥ן הַבָּקָ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְ֠הִקְרִיבוּ בְּנֵ֨י אַהֲרֹ֤ן הַֽכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֶת־הַדָּ֔ם וְזָרְק֨וּ אֶת־הַדָּ֤ם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ סָבִ֔יב אֲשֶׁר־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to the discussion of the blood service (Zevachim context / Toras Kohanim).

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

Core Text

Core Text
והקריבו בני אהרן הכהנים את הדם – מקבלה ואילך מצות כהונה

English: “And the sons of Aharon the kohanim shall bring the blood” – from the receiving of the blood onward the service is a priestly mitzvah.

Type of Learning

Marking the transition from non-priestly to priestly stages of the avodah — the boundary is the kabalah of the blood.

What Is Learned

Once the blood is received, the service belongs exclusively to the kohanim, underscoring the special responsibility entrusted to the descendants of Aharon.

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