חלק יזב - פסוק: יקריב מכם (א, ב)
הוראה: Good intentions are part of the essential nature of a Jew which is the result of HaShem’s love to the Jews.
ענין: Parsha starts with an individual’s voluntary sacrifice (קרבן נדבה), to indicate that one’s good intentions are the basis of all offerings (even the obligatory/communal sacrifices).
חלק יזג - פסוק: *ונמצה דמו (א, טו)
הוראה: One comes to atone for sins, one needs to actively squeeze one’s Yetzer HaRa.
ענין: The squeezing of the blood of the bird onto the Altar, comes about through the action of the Cohen, similar to the animals’ blood sprinkling.
חלק יזד - פסוק: קרבן מנחה (ב, א)
ענין: קרבן עצים The Wood Offering, what is it’s nature?
- רמב"ם: not the wood itself, but the עולת נדבה offered for the sake of the wood.
- ריטב"א: the wood itself is the offering with no accompaniment.
- רש"י: indicates a voluntary offering, but does not specify which type; since part of the wood is the offering and part goes to the pyre.
Comparison of Derivations: Rebbi vs. Rabbanan
Derivation of a word, phrase or action:
- רבנן (Rabbanan): Reflects generally on the subject but not to all the details.
- רבי (Rebbi): Reflects literally the derivation into all the details.
קרבן עצים (Wood sacrifice):
Rabbanan: An offering that is connected with the wood (used for the fire).
Rebbi: The offering is the wood used for the fire.
קריאת שמע (Shema):
Rabbanan: בכל לשון (in any language).
Rebbi: ככתבה (only in Hebrew).
סוכה (Sukkah):
Rabbanan: Room to hold the head & majority of the body, like an actual dwelling.
Rebbi: Requires 4 X 4 amos to actually dwell in the Sukkah.
גיטין – על מנת (Conditional Get):
Rabbanan: Does not focus on action but on the fulfillment of the condition.
Rebbi: Giving of the Get indicates intent that the Get takes effect immediately.
מעילה (Me’ilah) - גזירה שוה מתרומה:
Rabbanan: באזהרה (בו ולא במעילה) not like Terumah in all the details.
Rebbi: במיתה (מלמד בכל הפרטים) Like Terumah in all the details.
כלי שרת עשאן של עץ (Holy vessel of wood):
Rabbanan: מכשיר (ריבה הכל חוץ מ חפץ אחד) Like the Menorah as long as not pottery.
Rebbi: פסול (כעין הפרט) Similar to Menorah in all the details (including being metal).
הנכנס בשידה תיבה ומגדל (Being inside a container):
Rabbanan: שמיה אוהל Needs to be similar in general to be an Ohel to be a separation.
Rebbi: לאו אוהל Needs to be like an Ohel in all the details (not movable).
חלק יזה - פסוק: *אשר נשיא יחטא (ד, כב)
הוראה: The leader of the body (the head) rules over the heart (place of middos) to be aware of the severity of unintentional sin.
ענין: When a leader takes it to heart to bring atonement for his unintentional sin, then that generation is lead to a heightened awareness of the seriousness of an unintentional sin.
חלק כבא - פסוק: ויקרא (א, א)
הוראה: A child that is completely pure, touches (reveals) the love of G-d to the Jewish people, beyond understanding; that love continues into adulthood, that when one strays, can be activated by a Korban.
ענין: Three periods in the Jewish people (prior to the Avos, the Avos, and after Matan Torah) corresponds to the 3 periods in every person’s life (pre-Chinuch, Chinuch, post Bar-Mitzvah). The core of the sacrifice reveals the love between G-d and the Jew transcending Torah, primarily is found in the pre-Avos period; thus, the pre-chinuch children learn the Korbanos of VaYikra.