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.