Derasha on Bo 12:16 — Torah Temimah note 1
Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:16 · TT note 1
The Complete Passuk
וּבַיּ֤וֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן֙ מִקְרָא־קֹ֔דֶשׁ וּבַיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מִקְרָא־קֹ֖דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם כׇּל־מְלָאכָה֙ לֹא־יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה בָהֶ֔ם אַ֚ךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵאָכֵ֣ל לְכׇל־נֶ֔פֶשׁ ה֥וּא לְבַדּ֖וֹ יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃
Source Citation
Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:16, note 1 (on מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ) points to Sifra Emor / Toras Kohanim.
Sefaria — Exodus 12:16
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:16
Sefaria — Sifra Emor
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Sifra Emor (via Torah Temimah)
מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ — קַדְּשֵׁהוּ בְּמַאֲכָל וּבְמִשְׁתֶּה וּבִכְסוּת נְקִיָּה.
English: “A holy convocation” — sanctify it with food, drink, and clean clothing.
Type of Learning
Practical meaning of mikra kodesh: mark the day as holy through food, drink, and clean clothes.
What Is Learned
Festival days are sanctified by festive eating, drinking, and clean attire.