Derasha 33 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 Yoma 7b.

Sefaria — Exodus 28:38
Sefaria — Zevachim 45b
E-Daf — Zevachim 45b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yoma 7b
״עַל מִצְחוֹ תָּמִיד״ — שֶׁלֹּא יָסִיחַ דַּעְתּוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ. כְּדַרְבָּה בַּר רַב הוּנָא, דְּאָמַר רַבָּה בַּר רַב הוּנָא: חַיָּב אָדָם לְמַמְשֵׁשׁ בִּתְפִלָּיו בְּכָל שָׁעָה וְשָׁעָה, קַל וָחֹמֶר מִצִּיץ.

English: “Always on his forehead” teaches that he must not take his mind off the tzitz. The Gemara derives from this a comparison to maintaining awareness of tefillin.

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 is an example of constant awareness of a sacred object bearing the Divine Name.