Derasha 1 on Behaalosecha 9:2

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 2

The Complete Passuk

וְיַעֲשׂ֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־הַפָּ֖סַח בְּמוֹעֲדֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah (Pesachim 6a): from the early instruction concerning Pesach, Chazal derive that one asks and expounds the laws of Pesach thirty days before Pesach.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כִּדְתַנְיָא: שׁוֹאֲלִין וְדוֹרְשִׁין בְּהִלְכוֹת הַפֶּסַח קוֹדֶם הַפֶּסַח שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: שְׁתֵּי שַׁבָּתוֹת.

English: As it was taught: one asks and expounds the laws of Pesach thirty days before Pesach. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: two weeks.

Type of Learning

Gezerah / temporal preparation — the early announcement itself becomes the model for the thirty-day study window.

What Is Learned

Preparation for the festival begins well before the day; the Torah’s own narrative supplies the precedent.