Derasha 3 on Behaalosecha 9:11

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 11

The Complete Passuk

בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֜י בְּאַרְבָּעָ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר י֛וֹם בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם יַעֲשׂ֣וּ אֹת֑וֹ עַל־מַצּ֥וֹת וּמְרֹרִ֖ים יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: certain elements of the first Pesach do not attach to the second; the verse’s limited list is deliberate.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
עַל־מַצּ֥וֹת וּמְרֹרִ֖ים יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃ — הַכָּתוּב מְפָרֵט מַה שֶּׁנּוֹהֵג בַּשֵּׁנִי.

English: “They shall eat it with matzos and bitter herbs” — the verse specifies what applies to the second.

Type of Learning

Selective transfer — not every feature of the first night migrates to the second month.

What Is Learned

Pesach Sheni is a focused remedy for the korban and its immediate eating laws, not a full replay of the festival.