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Menachos 7:2 - 7:3

The Mishnah Yomi for Wednesday, September 24, 2025 is Menachos 7:2 - 7:3

Mishnah 1

Mishnayos Menachos Perek 7 Mishnah 2

מנחות פרק ז׳ משנה ב׳

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The loaves that accompanied the ram of the inauguration of the Tabernacle would come parallel to the three types of matza that accompany the thanks offering: Loaves, wafers, and loaves poached in water and made with oil (see Leviticus 8:26). The loaves of leavened bread that accompany the thanks offering were not brought with the ram of inauguration. The loaves that accompany the offering that the nazirite brings upon completion of his period of naziriteship would come with only two parts of the three types of matza that accompany the thanks offering, namely, loaves and wafers, but there is no matza poached in water (see Numbers 6:15). Consequently, the loaves of the offering of a nazirite are from ten kav of fine flour according to the Jerusalem measure, as taught in the previous mishna that each type of the loaves of matza comes from five kav of flour, which equal six-and-two-thirds tenths of an ephah according to the wilderness measure, as each type of the loaves of matza comes from three-and-one-third tenths of an ephah. From all of the four types of loaves accompanying the thanks offering, one takes one loaf from each set of ten as teruma, to be given to a priest, as it is stated: “And he shall present from it one of each offering as a teruma unto the Lord; to the priest that sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings against the altar it shall be given” (Leviticus 7:14). The verse is analyzed: “One” indicates that one should not take a sliced loaf; “of each offering” indicates that all the offerings should be equal, i.e., that one should not take a loaf from one type of offering for another type; “to the priest that sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings against the altar it shall be given,” and the rest of the loaves are eaten by the owner.
הַמִּלּוּאִים הָיוּ בָאִים כַּמַּצָּה שֶׁבַּתּוֹדָה, חַלּוֹת וּרְקִיקִים וּרְבוּכָה. הַנְּזִירוּת הָיְתָה בָאָה שְׁתֵּי יָדוֹת בַּמַּצָּה שֶׁבַּתּוֹדָה, חַלּוֹת וּרְקִיקִים, וְאֵין בָּהּ רְבוּכָה, נִמְצְאוּ עֲשָׂרָה קַבִּים יְרוּשַׁלְמִיּוֹת, שֶׁהֵן שִׁשָּׁה עֶשְׂרוֹנוֹת וַעֲדוּיָן. וּמִכֻּלָּן הָיָה נוֹטֵל אֶחָד מֵעֲשָׂרָה תְּרוּמָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ויקרא ז), וְהִקְרִיב מִמֶּנּוּ אֶחָד מִכָּל קָרְבָּן תְּרוּמָה לַה'. אֶחָד, שֶׁלֹּא יִטֹּל פָּרוּס. מִכָּל קָרְבָּן, שֶׁיְּהוּ כָל הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת שָׁוִין, וְשֶׁלֹּא יִטֹּל מִקָּרְבָּן לַחֲבֵרוֹ. לַכֹּהֵן הַזֹּרֵק אֶת דַּם הַשְּׁלָמִים לוֹ יִהְיֶה, וְהַשְּׁאָר נֶאֱכָל לַבְּעָלִים:
ב׳

המלואים – that were in the days of Moses when Aaron and his sons were inaugurated/dedicated into the priesthood.

היו באים כמצה שבתודה חלות ורקיקים ורבוכה – as it is written in the inauguration (Leviticus 8:26): “From the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one cake of unleavened bread, one cake of oil bread, and one wafer, [and placed them on the fat parts and on the right thigh],” one cake of unleavened bread – these are the loaves, and the one cake of oil bread – this is the pulp of flour mixed with hot water and oil that they add into it oil corresponding to the loaves and the wafers. And the wafer is the wafter.

נזירות – the loaves of the Nazirite, as it is stated (Numbers 6:15): “a basked of unleavened cakes of choice flour with oil mixed in, and unleavened wafters spread with oil; [and the proper grain offerings and libations],” but the pulp of flour mixed with oil and water is not mentioned there.

שתי ידות – two parts of kinds of unleavened bread that are in the thanksgiving offering they were in the Nazirite offering, as it is explained further on.

נמצאו – for the Nazirite.

עשר קבין – that behold with the three kinds of unleavened bread that were associated with the thanksgiving offering, they were fifteen Kab, and they were ten [Kab] which were two thirds of the fifteen [for the Nazirite’s offering].

שהן שש עשרונות ועדוין – that is to say, more that was added to them, for there were three Issarons and one-third of each kind, as it was stated above concerning the unleavened bread that is in the thanksgiving offering, it is found that two kinds are six Issarons and two-thirds of an Issaron, which are as we state six Issaron and something left over.

ומכולן – from all of the four kinds that are in the thanksgiving offering, the Kohanim would take one from ten as a heave-offering.

שלא יטול פרוס – broken and cut into.

שיהיה כל הקרבנות שוין – the kinds will be equivalent, ten loaves for each kind [of animal].

שלא יטול תרומה מקרבן על חבירו – that if there was five [loaves] from this kind [of animal] and fifteen [loaves] from that kind of animal, it is found that he would separate from this one for that one.

המלואים. שהיו בימי משה. כשנתחנך אהרן ובניו לכהונה:

היו באים כמצה שבתודה חלות ורקיקים ורבוכה. דכתיב במלואים (שם ח׳) ומסל המצות אשר לפני ה׳ לקח חלת מצה אחת וחלת לחם שמן אחת ורקיק אחד, חלת מצה אלו חלות, וחלת לחם שמן זו רבוכה דמוסיף בה שמן כנגד חלות ורקיקים, ורקיק זה רקיק:

נזירות. לחמי נזיר, שנאמר (במדבר ו׳:ט״ו) וסל מצות סולת חלות בלולות בשמן ורקיקי מצות משוחים בשמן. ורבוכה לא הוזכר שם:

שני ידות. שני חלקים של מיני מצה שבתודה היו בנזירות, וכדמפרש ואזיל:

נמצאו. לנזירות:

עשר קבין. שהרי בשלשה מיני מצה שבתודה היו חמשה עשר קבין, והוי להו עשרה שני ידות של חמשה עשר:

שהן שש עשרונות ועדוין. כלומר, עוד שנוסף עליהן. שהרי היו שלשה עשרונים ושליש לכל מין כדאמרן לעיל גבי מצה שבתודה, נמצא לשני מינים שש עשרונות ושני שלישי עשרון, והיינו דקאמר שש עשרונות ועדוין:

ומכולן. מכל ארבעה מינים שבתודה היו הכהנים נוטלים אחד מעשרה תרומה:

שלא יטול פרוס. שבור וחתוך:

שיהיו כל הקרבנות שוין. המינים יהו שוין, עשרה חלות לכל מין:

שלא יטול תרומה מקרבן על חבירו. שאם היה ממין זה חמשה וממין זה חמשה עשר, נמצא מפריש מזה על זה:

Mishnah 2

Mishnayos Menachos Perek 7 Mishnah 3

מנחות פרק ז׳ משנה ג׳

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In the case of one who slaughters the thanks offering in its proper place inside the Temple courtyard, and at that time its forty loaves were outside the wall, the loaves were not consecrated. Likewise, if he slaughtered the thanks offering before the surface of the loaves formed a crust in the oven, and even if the surface of all the loaves formed a crust except for one of them, the loaves were not consecrated. If one slaughtered the thanks offering with the intent to partake of it or to burn the sacrificial portions beyond its designated time or outside its designated area, and the offering was rendered piggul or was disqualified, respectively, the loaves were consecrated and either rendered piggul or disqualified. If one slaughtered the thanks offering and it was discovered that it was an animal with a wound that would have caused it to die within twelve months [tereifa], the loaves were not consecrated, as the cause of the animal’s disqualification preceded its slaughter. If one slaughtered the thanks offering and it was discovered that it is a blemished animal that may not be sacrificed ab initio but if it ascended the altar it may be sacrificed, Rabbi Eliezer says: He has consecrated the loaves, since if the offering ascends the altar it is sacrificed. And the Rabbis say: He has not consecrated the loaves, since it may not be sacrificed ab initio. If one slaughtered the thanks offering not for its sake but for the sake of another offering, and likewise, if one slaughtered the ram of inauguration not for its sake, and likewise, if one slaughtered the communal peace offering of two sheep that accompany the two loaves on Shavuot not for their sake, the loaves were not consecrated.
הַשּׁוֹחֵט אֶת הַתּוֹדָה בִּפְנִים, וְלַחְמָהּ חוּץ לַחוֹמָה, לֹא קָדַשׁ הַלָּחֶם. שְׁחָטָהּ עַד שֶׁלֹּא קָרְמוּ בַתַּנּוּר, וַאֲפִלּוּ קָרְמוּ כֻלָּן חוּץ מֵאַחַד מֵהֶן, לֹא קָדַשׁ הַלָּחֶם. שְׁחָטָהּ חוּץ לִזְמַנָּהּ וְחוּץ לִמְקוֹמָהּ, קָדַשׁ הַלָּחֶם. שְׁחָטָהּ וְנִמְצֵאת טְרֵפָה, לֹא קָדַשׁ הַלָּחֶם. שְׁחָטָהּ וְנִמְצֵאת בַּעֲלַת מוּם, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, קָדָשׁ, וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, לֹא קָדַשׁ. שְׁחָטָהּ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָהּ, וְכֵן אֵיל הַמִּלוּאִים וְכֵן שְׁנֵי כִבְשֵׂי עֲצֶרֶת שֶׁשְּׁחָטָן שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָן, לֹא קָדַשׁ הַלָּחֶם:
ג׳

השוחט את התודה בפנים – inside from the Temple courtyard.

ולחמה חוץ לחומה – In the Gemara (Tractate Menahot 78b) we establish that it is outside the wall of the House of Pagi. My teachers/Rabbis explained outside the outer wall of Jerusalem [but outside of the Temple courtyard is holy]. But even though it is written (Leviticus 7:12): “[If he offers it (i.e., the sacrifice of well-being/peace offering) for thanksgiving,] he shall offer it together with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes/והקריב על זבח התודה חלות [with oil mixed in, unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes of choice flour with oil mixed in, well soaked],” that implies, apparently that the bread is near it at the time of the sacrifice, we don’t expound [the word] "על"/nearby. But Maimonides has the reading of “the house of Bagi.” And he explains that it is a place close to the Temple Mount which is outside the wall of the Temple Mount and there they bake the meal/grain offerings. And on account of this, they would call it Bet Bagi, the language of bread/Bag of the king.

עד שלא קרמו בתנור – these are not bread, but rather mere dough [prior to their forming a crust].

שחטה – in order to eat it outside of its appropriate time, the bread is sanctified, but it (i.e., the offering) was done with the wrong intention and is disqualified. If on condition to eat it outside of its appropriate place, the bread is sanctified but it (i.e., the sacrifice) is disqualified. But the reason that the bread is sanctified, is because it is disqualified within the Temple courtyard. And we hold that any offering that was disqualified within the Temple courtyard, the Temple courtyard, the Temple courtyard receives it.

שחטה ונמצאת טריפה לא קדש הלחם – for its disqualification occurred prior to ritual slaughtering (see also Tractate Zevakhim, Chapter 9, Mishnayot 2-3).

שחטה ונמצאת בעלת מום ר' אליעזר אומר קדש – In the Gemara (Tractate Menahot 79a), it establishes it as a defect in the eye [which is not recognized], that with this defect Rabbi Eliezer held that if they (i.e., the sacrifices) went up [to the altar], they should not go down, since their defect is not recognized, therefore, the bread is sanctified. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Eliezer.

שלא לשמה – the bread is not sanctified, as it is written (Leviticus 7:13): “This offering, with cakes of leavened bread added, he shall offer along with his thanksgiving sacrifice of well-being,” on the sacrifice that was made for the sake of the peace-offerings of thanksgiving.

וכן איל המילואים – because they were the first of all the sacrifices, it (i.e., the Mishnah) took the ram of ordination. And the same law applies to the ram of the Nazirite, for the rams of ordination are considered like the sacrifice of an individual.

השוחט את התודה בפנים. לפנים מן העזרה:

ולחמה חוץ לחומה. בגמרא מוקמינן לה חוץ לחומת בית פאגי. רבותי פירשו חוץ לחומה החיצונה של ירושלים. [אבל חוץ לעזרה קדוש]. ואע״ג דכתיב (ויקרא ז׳:י״ב) והקריב על זבח התודה חלות, דמשמע לכאורה שיהא הלחם אצלה בשעת זביחה, לא דרשינן על בסמוך. ורמב״ם גורס בית בגי. ומפרש שהוא מקום קרוב להר הבית אלא שהוא חוץ לחומת הר הבית ושם אופים המנחות. ועל שם כך היו קורים לו בית בגי. לשון פת בג המלך:

עד שלא קרמו בתנור. לאו לחם נינהו. אלא עיסה בעלמא:

שחטה. על מנת לאכלה חוץ לזמנה, קדש הלחם ונפגל. על מנת לאכלה חוץ למקומה, קדש הלחם ונפסל. וטעמא דקדש הלחם, משום דפסולו בקודש, וקיי״ל כל שפסולו בקודש הקודש מקבלו:

שחטה ונמצאת טריפה לא קדש הלחם. דפסולו קודם שחיטה הוא:

שחטה ונמצאת בעלת מום רבי אליעזר אומר קדש. בגמרא מוקי לה בדוקין שבעין, דבכי האי מומא סבר ר׳ אליעזר דאם עלו לא ירדו הואיל ואין מומן ניכר, הלכך קדש הלחם. ואין הלכה כר׳ אליעזר:

שלא לשמה. לא קדש הלחם, דכתיב (ויקרא ז׳:י״ג) על חלות לחם חמץ יקריב קרבנו על זבח תודת שלמיו, על זבח שנזבח לשם תודת שלמיו:

וכן איל המלואים. לפי שהן היו תחלה לכל הקרבנות נקט איל המלואים. והוא הדין לאיל נזיר, דמלואים כקרבן יחיד הן חשובים:

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