Derasha 6 on Behar 25:06

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 25:06

The Complete Passuk

וְ֠הָיְתָ֠ה שַׁבַּ֨ת הָאָ֤רֶץ לָכֶם֙ לְאׇכְלָ֔ה לְךָ֖ וּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣ וְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ וּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔ הַגָּרִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sukkah 40a–b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sukkah 40a–b
לֶאֱכֹלָה. לֶאֱכֹלָה וְלֹא לִמְשָׁרָה וְלֹא לְכִבּוּסָה וְלֹא לִמְלוּגְמָא וְלֹא לְזִלּוּף וְלֹא לַעֲשׂוֹת מִמֶּנָּה אַפַּקְטוֹזִין.

English: “For food.” For food, and not for soaking, and not for laundering, and not for a compress, and not for sprinkling, and not to make an emetic from it.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Bavli Sukkah).

What Is Learned

Permitted use of Shemittah produce is ordinary eating; excluded are soaking, laundering, compresses, sprinkling, and making an emetic.