Reeh 12:17 · unit 10

TT #74 · Parashas Reeh · First Aliyah · Passuk 12:17

The Complete Passuk

לֹֽא־תוּכַ֞ל לֶאֱכֹ֣ל בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ מַעְשַׂ֤ר דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָ וּבְכֹרֹ֥ת בְּקָרְךָ֖ וְצֹאנֶ֑ךָ וְכָל־נְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּדֹּ֔ר וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָ וּתְרוּמַ֥ת יָדֶֽךָ׃

You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or of your wine or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, or any of your vows that you vow, or your freewill-offerings, or the contribution of your hand.

Chabad.org — 12:17

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּתְרוּמַת יָדֶךָ – אֵלּוּ הַבִּכּוּרִים, דִּכְתִיב (רֵישׁ פָּרָשַׁת תָּבֹא) וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן הַטֶּנֶא מִיָּדֶךָ, וְאִתַּקַּשׁ לְמַעְשֵׂר, מָה מַעְשֵׂר אָסוּר לְאוֹנֵן אַף בִּכּוּרִים אָסוּר לְאוֹנֵן.

English: “And the contribution of your hand” — these are the first-fruits, as it is written (at the beginning of Parashas Ki Savo) “and the kohen shall take the basket from your hand.” And it is compared to ma’aser: just as ma’aser is forbidden to an onen, so bikkurim are forbidden to an onen.

On the daf / in context: The identification with bikkurim and the comparison to ma’aser extend the restriction of aninut to the first-fruits.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — identifying terumat yad with bikkurim and applying the law of the onen.

What Is Learned

“The contribution of your hand” refers to bikkurim; an onen is forbidden to eat them, just as with ma’aser.