Derasha 10 on Bereishis 32:33

TT #23 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 32:33

Complete Passuk

עַל־כֵּ֡ן לֹֽא־יֹאכְל֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־גִּ֣יד הַנָּשֶׁ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־כַּ֣ף הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י נָגַע֙ בְּכַף־יֶ֣רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּגִ֖יד הַנָּשֶֽׁה׃

Therefore the children of Yisrael do not eat the sciatic nerve that is on the hollow of the thigh, to this day, because he touched the hollow of Yaakov’s thigh on the sciatic nerve.

Chabad · Genesis 32:33

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin 92a.

Sefaria · Chullin 92a

Core Text of Chazal

כמה חוטין יש בגיד הנשה? תלתא.

How many strands are there in the sciatic nerve? Three.

On the daf / in context

The Gemara describes the internal structure of the gid.

Type of Learning

Derash on the physical description (Bavli).

What Is Learned

The sciatic nerve consists of three strands.