Derasha 68 on Shemos 3:15

Parashas Shemos · Passuk 3:15

The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ ע֨וֹד אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה כֹּֽה־תֹאמַר֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ יְהֹוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֛ק וֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם זֶה־שְּׁמִ֣י לְעֹלָ֔ם וְזֶ֥ה זִכְרִ֖י לְדֹ֥ר דֹּֽר׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Yoma 3:7 (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 3:15
Sefaria — Yerushalmi Yoma 3:7

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi Yoma 3:7
״זֶה שְׁמִי לְעֹלָם״ — זֶה שְׁמִי לְהַעְלִים. בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה הָיָה אוֹמְרוֹ בִּגְלוּי, וּמִשֶּׁרַבּוּ הַפּוֹרְצִים הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים אוֹתוֹ בְּלָחַשׁ.

English: “This is My name forever (le’olam)” — R’ Yochanan said: The four-letter Name the Sages transmit to their disciples once a week, and some say twice a week.

In context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal read the spelling as an instruction to keep the proper pronunciation of the four-letter Name restricted.