Pinchas 28:7 · unit 5 — when wine is poured the shittin are stopped so the wine “satisfies”

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 28:7

The Complete Passuk

וְנִסְכּוֹ רְבִיעִת הַהִין לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד בַּקֹּדֶשׁ הַסֵּךְ נֶסֶךְ שֵׁכָר לַה׳׃

And its libation a quarter of a hin for the one lamb; in the sanctuary you shall pour out a libation of strong drink to Hashem.

Chabad.org — 28:7

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Sukkah 49b

Sefaria — Sukkah 49b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ, בִּזְמַן שֶׁמְּנַסְּכִין יַיִן עַל גַּבֵּי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ פּוֹקְקִין אֶת הַשִּׁיתִּין לְקַיֵּם מַה שֶּׁנֶּאֱמַר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ הַסֵּךְ נֶסֶךְ שֵׁכָר לַה׳.

English: Reish Lakish said: when they pour wine on the altar they stop up the shittin, to fulfill what is said “in the sanctuary pour out a libation of strong drink to Hashem.”

Type of Learning

Practical ritual to realize “shechar.”

What Is Learned

Stopping the drains lets the wine pool as a full “drink.”