Derasha 2 on Behaalosecha 10:2

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 2

The Complete Passuk

עֲשֵׂ֣ה לְךָ֗ שְׁתֵּי֙ חֲצֽוֹצְרֹ֣ת כֶּ֔סֶף מִקְשָׁ֖ה תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹתָ֑ם וְהָי֤וּ לְךָ֙ לְמִקְרָ֣א הָֽעֵדָ֔ה וּלְמַסַּ֖ע אֶת־הַֽמַּחֲנֽוֹת׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah (Menachos 28b): the chatzotzros that Moshe made were valid for him but not for later generations — “לך ולא לדורות.”

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
שֶׁעָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה, כְּשֵׁרִים לוֹ וּכְשֵׁרִים לְדוֹרוֹת. חֲצוֹצְרוֹת, כְּשֵׁרוֹת לוֹ וּפְסוּלוֹת לְדוֹרוֹת. חֲצוֹצְרוֹת מַאי טַעְמָא? … דְּאָמַר קְרָא ״עֲשֵׂה לְךָ״, לְךָ וְלֹא לְדוֹרוֹת.

English: Those that Moshe made were valid for him and valid for generations. The chatzotzros were valid for him and invalid for generations. What is the reason for the chatzotzros? … Because the verse says “make for yourself” — for you and not for generations.

Type of Learning

Generational limit — the trumpets of the wilderness were unique to Moshe’s era.

What Is Learned

Later generations must make their own; Moshe’s pair does not transfer.