Derasha 161 on Bo 12:20

Parashas Bo · Passuk 12:20

The Complete Passuk

כׇּל־מַחְמֶ֖צֶת לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֑לוּ בְּכֹל֙ מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם תֹּאכְל֖וּ מַצּֽוֹת׃ {פ}

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Pesachim 35b (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 12:20
Sefaria — Pesachim 35b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 35b
והכהנים בחלה ובתרומה. פשיטא! מהו דתימא: מצה השוה לכל אדם בעינן, קא משמע לן מצות מצות ריבה.

English: The priests may fulfill the mitzvah with challah and terumah. This might seem obvious, but one might have thought that the matzah must be suitable for everyone; the repeated term “matzah” teaches otherwise.

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

Type of Learning

Derash using the repeated word “matzah” to include matzah that is not available to every person.

What Is Learned

Priests may fulfill the mitzvah with challah or terumah matzah even though such food is not available to everyone.