Derasha 63 on Tetzaveh 29:38

Parashas Tetzaveh · Passuk 29:38

The Complete Passuk

וְזֶ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כְּבָשִׂ֧ים בְּנֵֽי־שָׁנָ֛ה שְׁנַ֥יִם לַיּ֖וֹם תָּמִֽיד׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 29a (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 29:38
Sefaria — Menachos 29a
E-Daf — Menachos 29a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 29a
וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ. תַּנְיָא, יֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים: הִלְכוֹת שְׁחִיטָה הָיוּ קָשִׁים לוֹ לְמֹשֶׁה, עַד שֶׁהֶרְאָה לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְּאֶצְבַּע, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ״.

English: Some Sages teach that the laws of shechitah were difficult for Moshe until Hashem showed them to him with a finger, as indicated by “and this is what you shall do upon the altar.”

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

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned

The demonstrative “this” is read as indicating that Moshe was shown the practical details of shechitah.