Reeh 16:14 · unit 7

TT #418 · Parashas Reeh · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 16:14

The Complete Passuk

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ בְּחַגֶּ֑ךָ אַתָּ֨ה וּבִנְךָ֤ וּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙ וְעַבְדְּךָ֣ וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְהַלֵּוִ֗י וְהַגֵּ֛ר וְהַיָּת֥וֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃

And you shall rejoice in your festival, you and your son and your daughter and your manservant and your maidservant and the Levi and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are within your gates.

Chabad.org — 16:14

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Pesachim.

Sefaria — Pesachim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וגו׳ – תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן, חַיָּב אָדָם לְשַׂמֵּחַ בָּנָיו וּבְנֵי בֵּיתוֹ בָּרֶגֶל שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְּחַגֶּךָ אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וּבִתֶּךָ וגו׳; בַּמֶּה מְשַׂמְּחָם – אֲנָשִׁים בְּיַיִן וְנָשִׁים בִּבְגָדִים.

English: "You and your son..." — The Sages taught: A person is obligated to make his children and the members of his household rejoice on the festival, as it is said "and you shall rejoice in your festival, you and your son and your daughter..."; with what does one make them rejoice?—men with wine and women with garments.

On the daf / in context: The head of the household must actively provide the means of joy appropriate to each member of the family.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Pesachim) — the duty to make one’s household rejoice.

What Is Learned

A person must ensure that his sons, daughters and household rejoice on the festival—men with wine and women with new clothing.