Derasha 57 on Vayikra 10:09

TT #57 · 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

Zevachim 17b.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 17b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
יַיִן וְשֵׁכָר וגו׳. תַּנְיָא, מִנַּיִן לִשְׁתוּיֵי יַיִן שֶׁאִם עָבְדוּ עֲבוֹדָתָן מְחֻלֶּלֶת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר יַיִן וְשֵׁכָר אַל תֵּשְׁתְּ, וּסְמִיךְ לֵיהּ וּלְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּבֵין הַחֹל.

English: “Wine and strong drink — do not drink.” From the juxtaposition with “to distinguish between the holy and the ordinary,” we learn that a kohen who is intoxicated and performs the service profanes that service.

Type of Learning

Textual juxtaposition — the teaching is derived from the wording or structure of the verse.

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.