Derasha 17 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 Rosh Hashanah 7a (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 12:2
Sefaria — Rosh Hashanah 7a
E-Daf — Rosh Hashanah 7a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Rosh Hashanah 7a
הָא בְּבַעַל מוּם. בַּעַל מוּם מִי מָצֵי אָכֵיל לֵיהּ? דְּקִים לֵיהּ בֵּיהּ שֶׁכָּלוּ לוֹ חֳדָשָׁיו. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: בְּאֶחָד בְּנִיסָן רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לָחֳדָשִׁים, וּלְעִיבּוּרִין, וְלִתְרוּמַת שְׁקָלִים. וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים: אַף לִשְׂכִירוּת בָּתִּים.

English: Rabbi Asi said in the name of Rabbi Yochanan: Whoever blesses the new month in its time is as if he receives the face of the Shechinah. It is written here “this month” and there “this is my God and I will glorify Him.”

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

Type of Learning

Gezeirah shavah (zeh–zeh) — middah of R’ Yishmael’s 13.

What Is Learned

Blessing the new moon in its time is comparable to receiving the Shechinah.