Derasha 1 on Vayikra 5:15

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 15

The Complete Passuk

וְנֶֽפֶשׁ֙ כִּֽי־תִמְעֹ֣ל מַ֔עַל וְחָֽטְאָה֙ בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְהֵבִ֤יא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה אַ֣יִל תָּמִ֧ים מִן־הַצֹּ֛אן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֛ כֶּֽסֶף־שְׁקָלִ֥ים בְּשֶֽׁקֶל־הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ לְאָשָֽׁם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Meilah / asham for misuse of sancta.

E-Daf — Meilah 2a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְנֶפֶשׁ כִּי־תִמְעֹל מַעַל וְחָטְאָה בִּשְׁגָגָה מִקָּדְשֵׁי יְהֹוָה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ… אַיִל תָּמִים… לְאָשָׁם.

English: “And a soul that commits a trespass and sins through error against the sancta of Hashem shall bring his guilt-offering… an unblemished ram… as an asham.”

On the daf / in context: Opens asham meilos: inadvertent benefit from or misuse of Temple property. Principle and principal-plus-fifth repayment sit alongside the ram.

Type of Learning

Custom (named case → asham category).

What Is Learned

Misuse of sacred property (even by error) requires an asham ram and monetary restoration.