Derasha 3 on Vayikra 1:17
Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 17
The Complete Passuk
וְשִׁסַּ֨ע אֹת֣וֹ בְכְנָפָיו֮ לֹ֣א יַבְדִּיל֒ וְהִקְטִ֨יר אֹת֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עַל־הָעֵצִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֑שׁ עֹלָ֣ה הִ֔וא אִשֵּׁ֥ה רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Shabbos 108a (verified; skin of the bird olah goes on the altar).
E-Daf — Tsurras Hadaf
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
בְּכְנָפָיו — לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הָעוֹר.
English: “With its wings” — to include the skin.
Type of Learning
R’ Eliezer #1 (ריבוי) — bichnafav expands to the skin.
What Is Learned
Unlike animal offerings (hide removed for the kohanim), the bird olah’s skin goes up with it on the altar.