Reeh 16:1 · unit 3
TT #364 · Parashas Reeh · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 16:1
The Complete Passuk
שָׁמוֹר֙ אֶת־חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָאָבִ֔יב וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ פֶּ֔סַח לַיהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּ֞י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֗יב הוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜ יְהֹוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם לָֽיְלָה׃
Observe the month of Aviv and offer the Pesach to Hashem your God, for in the month of Aviv Hashem your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
Chabad.org — 16:1
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.
Sefaria — Sifrei
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
חֹדֶשׁ הָאָבִיב – חֹדֶשׁ שֶׁהוּא כָּשֵׁר, לֹא חַם וְלֹא צוֹנֵן, וְאֵיזֶהוּ, זֶה נִיסָן.
English: "The month of Aviv" — a month that is moderate, neither hot nor cold; and which is it? This is Nisan.
On the daf / in context: Nisan is identified as the mild, temperate month that corresponds to the agricultural season of Aviv.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — Nisan is the temperate month of Aviv.
What Is Learned
The month of Aviv is Nisan, whose climate is moderate—neither hot nor cold.