Derasha on Bo 12:16 — Torah Temimah note 5
Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:16 · TT note 5
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 5 (on לְכָל נֶפֶשׁ) points to the rule excluding mugmar (incense).
Sefaria — Exodus 12:16
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:16
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — via Torah Temimah
לְכָל נֶפֶשׁ — דָּבָר הַצּוֹרֵךְ לְכָל נֶפֶשׁ; לֹא כְּמוּגְמָר, שֶׁאֵינוֹ צֹרֶךְ לְכָל נֶפֶשׁ.
English: “For every person” — something needed by every person; not like mugmar (incense), which is not a need of every person.
Type of Learning
Scope of ochel-nefesh: only needs common to all, not luxuries for the particular.
What Is Learned
Burning incense is forbidden on Yom Tov because it is not a need equal for every person.