Derasha 14 on Bo 12:2

Parashas Bo · Passuk 12:2

The Complete Passuk

הַחֹ֧דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם רֹ֣אשׁ חֳדָשִׁ֑ים רִאשׁ֥וֹן הוּא֙ לָכֶ֔ם לְחׇדְשֵׁ֖י הַשָּׁנָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi 2:8 (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 12:2

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi 2:8
הַחֹ֧דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם רֹ֣אשׁ חֳדָשִׁ֑ים

English: “He made the moon for appointed times; the sun knows its setting” — from the fact that the sun knows its setting, [we learn that] He made the moon for appointed times.

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

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.

What Is Learned

The moon was appointed for the moadim; the calendar of festivals follows the lunar months.