Derasha 55 on Vayikra 2:9

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 9

The Complete Passuk

וְהֵרִ֨ים הַכֹּהֵ֤ן מִן־הַמִּנְחָה֙ אֶת־אַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ וְהִקְטִ֖יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Menachot / Toras Kohanim on azkaratah.

E-Daf / Tsurras Hadaf
PDF of the daf / source

Core Text

Core Text
את אזכרתה — זה הקומץ

English: “Its memorial portion” — this is the fistful (kometz).

Type of Learning

Identification of terms — azkarah is the standard name for the portion burned on the altar.

What Is Learned

The kohen lifts the memorial portion (the kometz with its frankincense) and burns it on the altar as a fire-offering of pleasing aroma.

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