Derasha 1 on Acharei Mos 17:11

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 17:11

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֣י נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר֮ בַּדָּ֣ם הִוא֒ וַאֲנִ֞י נְתַתִּ֤יו לָכֶם֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־הַדָּ֥ם ה֖וּא בַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁ יְכַפֵּֽר׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Yoma 59b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yoma 59b
מניין שאין מועלין בדמי קדשים? ואני נתתיו לכם — שלכם יהא; לכפרה נתתיו ולא למעילה.

English: From where that one does not commit me’ilah with the blood of sacrifices? “I have given it to you” — it is yours; it was given for kapparah, not for me’ilah.

Type of Learning

No me’ilah in sacrificial blood

What Is Learned

Sacrificial blood is exempt from the laws of me’ilah because it was given for atonement, not for ordinary sacred use.