Derasha on Bo 12:16 — Torah Temimah note 4

Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:16 · TT note 4

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 4 (on אַךְ אֲשֶׁר יֵאָכֵל juxtaposed with matzos) points to Yerushalmi Beitzah.

Sefaria — Exodus 12:16
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:16
Sefaria — Yerushalmi Beitzah 1:10

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi Beitzah (via Torah Temimah)
מִכָּאן שֶׁאֵין בּוֹרְרִין וְאֵין טוֹחֲנִין וְאֵין מַרְקִידִין בְּיוֹם טוֹב.

English: From here [we learn] that one may not sort, grind, or sift on Yom Tov.

Type of Learning

Boundary of ochel nefesh: preliminary labors remain forbidden.

What Is Learned

Sorting, grinding, and sifting are not permitted under the food exception; only later stages of food prep that cannot be done earlier are allowed.