Derasha 30 on Shemos 2:1

Parashas Shemos · Passuk 2:1

The Complete Passuk

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִ֖ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית לֵוִ֑י וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־בַּת־לֵוִֽי׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sotah 12a (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 2:1
Sefaria — Sotah 12a
E-Daf — Sotah 12a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sotah 12a
״וַיִּקַּח״ — וְיַחֲזוֹר מִיבְּעֵי לֵיהּ! אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה בַּר זְבִינָא: שֶׁעָשָׂה לוֹ מַעֲשֵׂה לִיקּוּחִין, הוֹשִׁיבָהּ בְּאַפִּירְיוֹן וְאַהֲרֹן וּמִרְיָם מְרַקְּדִין לְפָנֶיהָ, וּמַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁרֵת אוֹמְרִים: אֵם הַבָּנִים שְׂמֵחָה.

English: “And he took” — it should have said “and he returned.” R’ Yehudah bar Zevina said: He performed a full marriage ceremony for her, seating her in a bridal litter, with Aharon and Miriam dancing before her and the ministering angels saying, “A joyful mother of children.”

On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Custom — intensifying reading of vayikach.

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that Amram’s remarriage was conducted with full bridal honors, signaling the end of despair.