Derasha 30 on Tetzaveh 28:38

Parashas Tetzaveh · Passuk 28:38

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָה֮ עַל־מֵ֣צַח אַהֲרֹן֒ וְנָשָׂ֨א אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת־עֲוֺ֣ן הַקֳּדָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר יַקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְכׇֽל־מַתְּנֹ֖ת קׇדְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם וְהָיָ֤ה עַל־מִצְחוֹ֙ תָּמִ֔יד לְרָצ֥וֹן לָהֶ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 25a.

Sefaria — Exodus 28:38
Sefaria — Menachos 25a
E-Daf — Menachos 25a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 25a
תַּנְיָא: ״וְנָשָׂא אַהֲרֹן אֶת עֲוֹן הַקֳּדָשִׁים״ — וְכִי אֵיזֶה עָוֹן הוּא נוֹשֵׂא? אִם תֹּאמַר עֲוֹן פִּגּוּל — הֲרֵי כְּבָר נֶאֱמַר ״לֹא יֵחָשֵׁב״; אִם תֹּאמַר עֲוֹן נוֹתָר — הֲרֵי כְּבָר נֶאֱמַר ״לֹא יֵרָצֶה״; הָא אֵינוֹ נוֹשֵׂא אֶלָּא עֲוֹן טוּמְאָה, שֶׁהֻתְּרָה מִכְּלָלָהּ בְּצִבּוּר.

English: Chazal ask what “iniquity of the holy things” the tzitz bears. It is not piggul, notar, or other disqualifications already excluded by their own verses; it refers to impurity of the offering, which has a special allowance in communal service.

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

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned

The tzitz provides atonement for impurity affecting sacred offerings, not for every possible defect or sin.