Derasha 4 on Acharei Mos 16:21
Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 16:21
The Complete Passuk
וְסָמַ֨ךְ אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י יָדָ֗יו עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׂעִיר֮ הַחַי֒ וְהִתְוַדָּ֣ה עָלָ֗יו אֶת־כׇּל־עֲוֺנֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־כׇּל־פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖ם לְכׇל־חַטֹּאתָ֑ם וְנָתַ֤ן אֹתָם֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׂעִ֔יר וְשִׁלַּ֛ח בְּיַד־אִ֥ישׁ עִתִּ֖י הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְנָתַן אֹתָם עַל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׂעִיר — שֶׁהַוִּדּוּי קוֹבֵעַ.
English: “And he shall place them upon the head of the goat” — that the confession establishes [the transfer].
Type of Learning
Vidui places the sins
What Is Learned
Through confession the sins are assigned to the goat that will carry them away.