Derasha 3 on Behar 25:12

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 25:12

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֚י יוֹבֵ֣ל הִ֔וא קֹ֖דֶשׁ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם מִ֨ן־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה תֹּאכְל֖וּ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Yerushalmi Sheviis 4:7.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi Sheviis 4:7
יוֹבֵל הִוא. מַה הִיא קֹדֶשׁ אַף תְּבוּאָתָהּ קֹדֶשׁ.

English: “It is a Yovel.” Just as it is holy, so too its produce is holy.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Yerushalmi).

What Is Learned

Just as the year itself is holy, so too its produce is holy.