Musar for Menachot 109:12
והאי להכי הוא דאתא האי מיבעי ליה לכדתניא לא
ONE IS LIABLE FOR THE KNEADING AS WELL AS FOR THE SHAPING AND FOR THE BAKING. <big><b>GEMARA: </b></big>Whence is this derived?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the remainder must not be leavened. V. prec. note.');"><sup>11</sup></span> - Resh Lakish said, It is written, It shall not be baked leavened: their position,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. VI, 10. The Heb. may be translated: 'their portion shall not be baked leavened'.');"><sup>12</sup></span> that is, even their portion must not be baked leavened. And is this verse required for this purpose? But it is required for the following which was taught: Wherefore does the text say, It shall not
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
לא תאפה חמץ . The prohibition to bake the part of the מנחה set aside for consumption by the priests as leavened dough which is derived from 6,9 is rooted in the above mentioned principle of אין קטיגור נעשה סניגור, that the advocate for the prosecution cannot also act as counsel for the defense. The offering which symbolized the sin must be totally burned without it being allowed an opportunity to develop mildew, etc., which could be the case while the dough rises before being baked. Hence the Torah insists that all of the dough be baked only as Matzah i.e. unleavened bread or cake. Traditionally we equate Chametz with the accuser. Thus far Rabbi Menachem Habavli.
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