Derasha 2 on Vayikra 2:9
Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 9
The Complete Passuk
וְהֵרִ֨ים הַכֹּהֵ֤ן מִן־הַמִּנְחָה֙ אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָ֔הּ וְהִקְטִ֖יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Menachos 9b (verified).
E-Daf — Menachos 9b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מִן־הַמִּנְחָה — מִן הַמִּנְחָה שֶׁהָיְתָה כְּבָר; שְׁיָרִים שֶׁחָסְרוּ בֵּין קְמִיצָה לְהַקְטָרָה — רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר מַקְטִיר קֹמֶץ עֲלֵיהֶן.
English: “From the mincha” — from the mincha that was already there. Remnants that became deficient between kemitzah and haktarah — R’ Yochanan says one may still burn the kometz upon them.
On the daf / in context: R’ Yochanan reads “min ha-mincha” as the mincha as it stood at kemitzah time; a later shortfall in the bulk does not void the kometz already taken. Resh Lakish disagrees.
Type of Learning
Custom (time-bound reading of “from the mincha”).
What Is Learned
According to R’ Yochanan, a kometz taken from a complete mincha may still be burned even if the bulk later shrinks.