Reeh 14:23 · unit 3

TT #236 · Parashas Reeh · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 14:23

The Complete Passuk

וְאָכַלְתָּ֞ לִפְנֵ֣י ׀ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ בַּמָּק֣וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר֮ לְשַׁכֵּ֣ן שְׁמ֣וֹ שָׁם֒ מַעְשַׂ֤ר דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ תִּֽירֹֽשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָ וּבְכֹרֹ֥ת בְּקָרְךָ֖ וְצֹאנֶ֑ךָ לְמַ֣עַן תִּלְמַ֗ד לְיִרְאָ֛ה אֶת־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ כׇּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

And you shall eat before Hashem your God, in the place that He will choose to make His Name dwell there, the tithe of your grain, of your wine and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock, in order that you may learn to fear Hashem your God all the days.

Chabad.org — 14:23

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yoma.

Sefaria — Yoma

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תִּירֹשְׁךָ – רַב כָּהֲנָא רָמֵי, כְּתִיב תִּירֹשׁ וּקְרִינַן תִּירוֹשׁ, זָכָה נַעֲשָׂה רֹאשׁ, לֹא זָכָה נַעֲשָׂה רָשׁ.

English: "Your wine" — Rav Kahana posed a contradiction: it is written "tirosh" yet we read "tirosh." If one is privileged, it makes him a head; if not, it makes him poor.

On the daf / in context: The dual spelling/reading of the word for wine is taken as an allusion to the two possible effects of wine: wisdom or poverty, depending on how it is used.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Yoma) — wine can elevate or impoverish.

What Is Learned

Wine, when used properly, makes one a "head"; when abused, it makes one poor.