Derasha 3 on Behaalosecha 11:5
Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 5
The Complete Passuk
זָכַ֙רְנוּ֙ אֶת־הַדָּגָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נֹאכַ֥ל בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם חִנָּ֑ם אֵ֣ת הַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗ים וְאֵת֙ הָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔ים וְאֶת־הֶחָצִיר֙ וְאֶת־הַבְּצָלִ֔ים וְאֶת־הַשּׁוּמִֽים׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah (R. Ami / R. Asi): one view — the man tasted every flavor except these five; another — it tasted their flavor but not their substance (because they harm pregnant and nursing women).
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
״אֵת הַקִּשּׁוּאִים וְאֵת הָאֲבַטִּיחִים״, רַבִּי אַמֵּי וְרַבִּי אַסִּי, חַד אָמַר: טַעַם כׇּל הַמִּינִין טָעֲמוּ בַּמָּן, טַעַם חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמִּינִין הַלָּלוּ לֹא טָעֲמוּ בּוֹ, וְחַד אָמַר: טַעַם כָּל הַמִּינִין טָעֲמוּ בּוֹ, טַעַם חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמִּינִין הַלָּלוּ טָעֲמוּ בּוֹ טַעְמָן וְלֹא מַמָּשָׁן.
English: R. Ami and R. Asi disagree: one said, the taste of every species was in the man, but the taste of these five species was not; and one said… they tasted their flavor but not their substance.
Type of Learning
Limits of the man — five Egyptian foods are excluded for the welfare of mothers and infants.
What Is Learned
Divine food is calibrated to the health of the camp, not to every nostalgic craving.