Derasha 3 on Vayikra 2:2

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 2

The Complete Passuk

וֶֽהֱבִיאָ֗הּ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹן֮ הַכֹּהֲנִים֒ וְקָמַ֣ץ מִשָּׁם֩ מְלֹ֨א קֻמְצ֜וֹ מִסָּלְתָּ֣הּ וּמִשַּׁמְנָ֗הּ עַ֚ל כָּל־לְבֹ֣נָתָ֔הּ וְהִקְטִ֣יר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָהּ֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Menachos 19b (verified).

E-Daf — Menachos 19b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מְלֹא קֻמְצוֹ… וְהֵרִים מִמֶּנּוּ בְּקֻמְצוֹ — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁלֹּא יַעֲשֶׂה מִדָּה לַקֹּמֶץ.

English: “His full handful”… “he shall separate from it with his handful” — this teaches that one may not make a measuring device for the handful.

On the daf / in context: Same pair of phrases as on 11a, used here to ban a fixed vessel-measure. The kometz is personal to that kohen’s hand (cf. Keilim 17:11).

Type of Learning

Custom (two-phrase resolution — full vs with-his-handful → no external measure).

What Is Learned

Kemitzah must be done with the kohen’s own hand, not with a pre-sized scoop.