Derasha 525 on Mishpatim 23:11

Parashas Mishpatim · Passuk 23:11

The Complete Passuk

וְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞ת תִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּה וּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּ וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ אֶבְיֹנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְיִתְרָ֕ם תֹּאכַ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה כֵּֽן־תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה לְכַרְמְךָ֖ לְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Mechilta (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 23:11
Sefaria — Mechilta

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Mechilta
תָּנֵי, רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: פֵּרוֹת שְׁבִיעִית לְאַחַר זְמַן הַבִּעוּר אוֹכְלִין אוֹתָן עֲנִיִּים וַעֲשִׁירִים, מַאי טַעְמָא? דִּכְתִיב וְאָכְלוּ אֶבְיֹנֵי עַמֶּךָ — קְרֵי בֵיהּ וְאָכְלוּ אֶבְיֹנֵי עִמָּךְ.

English: Rabbi Yose taught: After the time of removal, the produce of the seventh year may be eaten by poor and rich alike, because it says, “the needy of your people shall eat it,” read also as “the needy shall eat with you.”

In context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned