Derasha 43 on Vayikra 2:2

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 2

The Complete Passuk

וֶֽהֱבִיאָ֗הּ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹן֮ הַכֹּהֲנִים֒ וְקָמַ֨ץ מִשָּׁ֜ם מְלֹ֣א קֻמְצ֗וֹ מִסׇּלְתָּהּ֙ וּמִשַּׁמְנָ֔הּ עַ֖ל כׇּל־לְבֹנָתָ֑הּ וְהִקְטִ֨יר הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָהּ֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Menachot 18b / Toras Kohanim on ve-kamatz.

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Core Text

Core Text
וקמץ — מקמיצה ואילך מצות כהונה

English: “And he shall take a fistful” — from the taking of the fistful and onward is a duty of the priesthood.

Type of Learning

Gezeiras hakasuv / sequence of avodos — the first mention of the kohanim with the fistful teaches that earlier steps of the minchah may be done by a non-kohen.

What Is Learned

Pouring the oil and mixing the flour may be performed by a zar (non-kohen). From the kemitzah (fistful) onward, the avodah belongs exclusively to the kohanim.

Audio (Daf Yomi):
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