Derasha on Bo 12:17 — Torah Temimah note 3

Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:17 · TT note 3

The Complete Passuk

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮ אֶת־הַמַּצּוֹת֒ כִּ֗י בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אֶת־צִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞ם אֶת־הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֛ה לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖ם חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:17, note 3 (on וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת הַמַּצּוֹת) points to the exclusion of matzah revucha.

Sefaria — Exodus 12:17
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:17
Sefaria — Yerushalmi Pesachim 2:4

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — via Torah Temimah
יָכוֹל יֵצֵא אָדָם יְדֵי חוֹבָתוֹ בְּמַצָּה רְבוּכָה? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת הַמַּצּוֹת״ — מַצָּה שֶׁצְּרִיכָה שִׁימּוּר; יָצְתָה זוֹ שֶׁאֵינָהּ צְרִיכָה שִׁימּוּר.

English: One might think a person fulfills his obligation with matzah revucha (cooked in oil in a pan)? Scripture says “and you shall guard the matzos”: matzah that requires guarding; this [revucha], which does not require such guarding, is excluded.

Type of Learning

Only matzah that needs shimur qualifies for the mitzvah.

What Is Learned

Matzah cooked in oil in a pan (revucha) does not fulfill the obligation, because it does not require the Torah’s prescribed guarding.