Reeh 16:8 · unit 3
TT #393 · Parashas Reeh · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 16:8
The Complete Passuk
שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים תֹּאכַ֣ל מַצּ֑וֹת וּבַיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י עֲצֶ֖רֶת לַיהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ לֹ֥א תַעֲשֶׂ֖ה מְלָאכָֽה׃
Six days you shall eat matzos, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to Hashem your God; you shall do no work.
Chabad.org — 16:8
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Chagigah.
Sefaria — Chagigah
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי עֲצֶרֶת – מַהוּ עֲצֶרֶת, לְתַשְׁלוּמִין.
English: "And on the seventh day a solemn assembly" — What is the force of "solemn assembly"? It is for make-up offerings.
On the daf / in context: If one failed to bring the festival offerings on the first day, the seventh day provides an opportunity to complete them.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Chagigah) — the seventh day is for make-up offerings.
What Is Learned
The seventh day of Pesach serves as a time for bringing festival offerings that were not brought on the first day.