Derasha 2 on Behar 26:2

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 26:2

The Complete Passuk

אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text — Sifra

וּמִקְדָּשִׁי תִּירָאוּ. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁיָּרֵא אָדָם מִן הַמִּקְדָּשׁ.

English: “And My Sanctuary you shall revere.” This teaches that a person must revere the Sanctuary.

Classical derasha (Sifra).

Reverence for the Mikdash is a standing obligation, paired with Shabbos observance as a closing charge of the parsha.