Derasha 4 — Behar 25:04

וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָאָ֔רֶץ שַׁבָּ֖ת לַיהֹוָ֑ה שָֽׂדְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔ע וְכַרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תִזְמֹֽר׃

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Core Text — Moed Katan 3a

וְכַרְמְךָ לֹא תִזְמֹר. מִכְּדֵי זְמִירָה בִּכְלַל זְרִיעָה וּבְצִירָה בִּכְלַל קְצִירָה, לְמַאי הִלְכְתָא כַּתְבִינְהוּ רַחֲמָנָא — לְמֵימְרָא דְּאַהֲנֵי תּוֹלָדוֹת מְחַיֵּב, אַאֲחַרְנְיָיתָא לֹא מְחַיֵּב.

English: “And your vineyard you shall not prune.” Since pruning is included in sowing and grape-harvesting is included in reaping, for what purpose did the Merciful One write them? To teach that for these Toldos (derivative labors) one is liable, but for other derivative labors one is not liable.

What Is Learned

Although pruning is included in the general category of sowing and grape-harvesting in reaping, the Torah writes them separately to teach that one is liable specifically for these Toldos but not for other derivative labors of the same categories.

Derasha 4 on Behar 25:04

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