Derasha 56 on Vayikra 10:09

TT #56 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 9

The Complete Passuk

יַ֣יִן וְשֵׁכָ֞ר אַל־תֵּ֣שְׁתְּ אַתָּ֣ה וּבָנֶ֣יךָ אִתָּ֗ךְ בְּבֹֽאֲכֶ֛ם אֶל־אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד וְלֹ֣א תָמֻ֑תוּ חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם לְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 10 with Rashi

Source Citation

Sifra (Toras Kohanim), Shemini, Section 1.

Sefaria — Sifra, Shemini, Section 1

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
יַיִן וְשֵׁכָר. תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר, יַיִן וְשֵׁכָר אַל תֵּשְׁתְּ, אַל תִּשְׁתֵּהוּ כְּדֶרֶךְ שִׁכְרוּתוֹ, הָא אִם הִפְסִיק בּוֹ אוֹ נָתַן לְתוֹכוֹ מַיִם כָּל שֶׁהוּא פָּטוּר.

English: “Wine and strong drink.” Rabbi Elazar teaches: do not drink wine in the manner of ordinary intoxication; if one interrupted the drinking or added any amount of water, he is exempt.

Type of Learning

Textual qualification — the wording of the prohibition defines the manner of drinking to which it applies.

What Is Learned

This Torah Temimah note derives a practical or interpretive teaching from the wording of Vayikra 10:09, connecting the verse to the cited rabbinic source.