Derasha 5 on Vayikra 27:34

Closing of sefer · Unit 5

אֵ֣לֶּה הַמִּצְוֺ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּהַ֖ר סִינָֽי׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: “at Mount Sinai” — all were said at Sinai (R’ Akiva: details too; R’ Yishmael: generalities at Sinai, details at Ohel Moed).

Core Text
“בְּהַר סִינָי” — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁכֻּלָּם נֶאֶמְרוּ בְּסִינַי. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא: גַּם פְּרָטֵיהֶן; רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל: כְּלָלוֹת בְּסִינַי וּפְרָטוֹת בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד.

English: “At Mount Sinai” teaches that all were said at Sinai. R’ Akiva: even details; R’ Yishmael: generalities at Sinai, details at the Tent of Meeting.

Type of Learning

Sinaitic completeness derasha.

What Is Learned

The closing attribution to Sinai anchors the entire body of commandments (and on R’ Akiva’s view their details) as Sinaitic.