Pinchas 29:39 · unit 2 — festival obligations are fixed; bal te’acher waits a full year of festivals

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 29:39

The Complete Passuk

אֵלֶּה תַּעֲשׂוּ לַה׳ בְּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם לְבַד מִנִּדְרֵיכֶם וְנִדְבֹתֵיכֶם לְעֹלֹתֵיכֶם וּלְמִנְחֹתֵיכֶם וּלְנִסְכֵּיכֶם וּלְשַׁלְמֵיכֶם׃

These you shall present to Hashem at your appointed times, besides your vows and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings and for your grain offerings and for your libations and for your peace offerings.

Chabad.org — 29:39

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Yerushalmi Rosh Hashanah 1:1

Sefaria — Yerushalmi Rosh Hashanah 1:1

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
יָכוֹל רְשׁוּת, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר אֵלֶּה תַּעֲשׂוּ, אֵלֶּה – קְבָעָן חוֹבָה… יָכוֹל אִם עָבַר רֶגֶל אֶחָד וְלֹא הֵבִיא יְהֵא עוֹבֵר עָלָיו מִשּׁוּם בַּל תְּאַחֵר, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר בְּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם, אֵינוֹ עוֹבֵר מִשּׁוּם בַּל תְּאַחֵר עַד שֶׁיַּעַבְרוּ עָלָיו רַגְלֵי הַשָּׁנָה כֻּלָּהּ.

English: One might think optional — the verse teaches “these you shall present,” fixing them as obligatory… One might think if one festival passed without bringing he violates bal te’acher — the verse teaches “at your appointed times”; he does not violate until all the year’s festivals have passed.

Type of Learning

Scope of bal te’acher for festival dues.

What Is Learned

Three festivals of a full year set the delay threshold.