Chukas 19:05 · unit 1 — burning must face the Heichal entrance

Parashas Chukas · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 5

The Complete Passuk

וְשָׂרַ֥ף אֶת־הַפָּרָ֖ה לְעֵינָ֑יו אֶת־עֹרָ֤הּ וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָהּ֙ וְאֶת־דָּמָ֔הּ עַל־פִּרְשָׁ֖הּ יִשְׂרֹֽף׃

And he shall burn the heifer before his eyes; its skin, its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, he shall burn.

Chabad.org — 19:5

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Zevachim 113a — Burning not opposite the entrance of the Heichal is invalid, as it says “and he shall burn… and he shall sprinkle,” equating its burning to its sprinkling: just as its sprinkling is opposite the entrance, so its burning is opposite the entrance.

Sefaria — Zevachim 113a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
שְׂרֵפָה שֶׁלֹּא כְּנֶגֶד פֶּתַח הַהֵיכָל פְּסוּלָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְשָׂרַף וְהִזָּה, מַקִּישׁ שְׂרֵיפָתָהּ לְהַזָּאָתָהּ, מַה הַזָּאָתָהּ כְּנֶגֶד הַפֶּתַח אַף שְׂרֵיפָתָהּ כְּנֶגֶד הַפֶּתַח.

English: Burning not opposite the entrance of the Heichal is invalid, as it is said “and he shall burn… and he shall sprinkle,” equating its burning to its sprinkling: just as its sprinkling is opposite the entrance, so its burning is opposite the entrance.

Type of Learning

Hekesh between burning and sprinkling.

What Is Learned

The burning of the para aduma must be performed facing the entrance of the Heichal, parallel to the requirement for the blood sprinkling.