Chukas 19:05 · unit 3 — melachah disqualifies during burning

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.

Torah Temimah: Sifrei — The verse comes and teaches that melachah disqualifies during its burning.

Core Text

בָּא הַכָּתוּב וְלִמֵּד שֶׁתְּהֵא מְלָאכָה פּוֹסֶלֶת בִּשְׂרֵיפָתָהּ.

English: The verse comes and teaches that melachah disqualifies during its burning.

Implication from the structure of the command.

Any extraneous labor performed while burning the para aduma disqualifies the process.