Shelach 15:20 · unit 5 — called terumah

Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 20

The Complete Passuk

רֵאשִׁית֙ עֲרִסֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם חַלָּ֖ה תָּרִ֣ימוּ תְרוּמָ֑ה כִּתְרוּמַ֣ת גֹּ֔רֶן כֵּ֖ן תָּרִ֥ימוּ אֹתָֽהּ׃

…a loaf you shall set aside as a gift…

Chabad.org — 15:20

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: challah is called terumah and joins other terumah-species for certain laws.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא: הַתְּרוּמָה וּתְרוּמַת מַעֲשֵׂר … וְהַחַלָּה וְהַבִּכּוּרִים מִצְטָרְפִין זֶה עִם זֶה … מַאי טַעְמָא? כֻּלְּהוּ אִקְּרִי תְּרוּמָה, גַּבֵּי חַלָּה כְּתִיב ״חַלָּה תָּרִימוּ תְרוּמָה״.

English: It is taught: Terumah, terumas maaser… and challah and bikkurim combine with one another… all of them are called terumah; regarding challah it is written “a loaf you shall set aside as a gift [terumah].”

Type of Learning

Shared terumah category.

What Is Learned

Because the verse calls challah “terumah,” it shares selected terumah rules with other priestly gifts.