Derasha 1 on Emor 23:11
Parashas Emor · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 23:11
The Complete Passuk
וְהֵנִ֧יף אֶת־הָעֹ֛מֶר לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑ם מִֽמׇּחֳרַת֙ הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת יְנִיפֶ֖נּוּ הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah · תו"כ
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לִרְצוֹנְכֶם. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵין כּוֹפִין אֶת הַצִּבּוּר עַל כָּךְ. (תּוֹרַת כֹּהֲנִים)
Type of Learning
Classical derasha (TT)
What Is Learned
“Li-rtzonchem” — the community is not coerced regarding the omer (unlike private offerings where we force “until he says I want”).