Derasha 5 on Vayikra 26:42

Parashas Bechukosai · consolation · Passuk 42 · Unit 5

וְזָכַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֣י יַעֲק֑וֹב וְאַף֩ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֨י יִצְחָ֜ק וְאַ֨ף אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶזְכֹּ֖ר וְהָאָ֥רֶץ אֶזְכֹּֽר׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Toras Kohanim: no “remember” for Yitzchak — the Akeidah is always before Hashem.

Core Text
לָמָּה נֶאֱמַר בְּאַבְרָהָם וּבְיַעֲקֹב זְכִירָה וּבְיִצְחָק לֹא נֶאֱמַר זְכִירָה? אֶלָּא רוֹאִין אֶת עֲפָרוֹ כְּאִלּוּ הוּא צָבוּר עַל גַּבֵּי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ.

English: Why is “remember” said for Avraham and Yaakov but not Yitzchak? Because (Hashem) sees his ashes as if heaped upon the altar.

Type of Learning

Akeidah-presence derasha.

What Is Learned

Yitzchak’s binding stands continually before Hashem; “remembering” is unnecessary.