Derasha 77 on Vayikra 4:3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 3

The Complete Passuk

אִ֣ם הַכֹּהֵ֧ן הַמָּשִׁ֛יחַ יֶחֱטָ֖א לְאַשְׁמַ֣ת הָעָ֑ם וְהִקְרִ֧יב עַ֣ל חַטָּאת֛וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֗א פַּ֣ר בֶּן־בָּקָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים לַיהֹוָ֖ה לְחַטָּֽאת׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Horayot 6b–7a / Toras Kohanim on the chatat of the mashi’ach.

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

Core Text

Core Text
אם הכהן המשיח יחטא לאשמת העם — פר בן בקר תמים

English: If the anointed kohen sins, bringing guilt upon the people — a bull of the herd, unblemished.

Type of Learning

Special status of the Kohen Gadol — his unwitting error is treated like a communal failure.

What Is Learned

When the anointed kohen (Kohen Gadol) sins be-shogeg, he brings a young bull as a chatat. His role for the people elevates the severity of his mistake.

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