Musar for Rosh Hashanah 51:6
ורבנן כדרב מתנה דאמר רב מתנה מאי שור פר שהוא גדול כפר
The fact is that shor par is equivalent to shofar.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With inserted as is found in many Hebrew nouns, Strashun.]');"><sup>9</sup></span> And the Rabbis? - They adopt the explanation of R'Mattenah; for R'Mattenah said: What is meant by shor par? A shor which is as full-grown as a par.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The name shor could be applied to the animal at birth; the name par not till it entered its third year. V. supra, 10a,');"><sup>10</sup></span>
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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