Derasha on Bamidbar 36:4 · TT unit 2
Parashas Masei · Passuk 36:4 · TT note 2
The Complete Passuk
וְאִם־יִהְיֶ֣ה הַיֹּבֵל֮ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְנֽוֹסְפָה֙ נַחֲלָתָ֔ן עַ֖ל נַחֲלַ֣ת הַמַּטֶּ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה לָהֶ֔ם וּמִנַּחֲלַת֙ מַטֵּ֣ה אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ יִגָּרַ֖ע נַחֲלָתָֽן׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra) (TT note on “וְאִם יִהְיֶה הַיֹּבֵל”).
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Toras Kohanim
תַּנְיָא, וְאִם יִהְיֶה הַיּוֹבֵל, מִכָּאן הָיָה רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, עָתִיד הַיּוֹבֵל שֶׁיִּפָּסֵק וְיַחֲזֹר.
English: It was taught: “And if the Yovel shall be” — from here Rabbi Yehudah would say that the Yovel is destined to cease and to return.
Type of Learning
Future interruption and restoration of the Yovel cycle.
What Is Learned
The conditional language implies that Yovel will at some point not be observed and later be reinstated.