Musar for Rosh Hashanah 51:21
לוי איקלע לההוא אתרא אתא גברא לקמיה אמר ליה
Who hath put wisdom in the tuhoth,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.V. 'inward parts'.');"><sup>33</sup></span> or who hath given understanding to the sekvi?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.V. 'mind'. Job. XXXVIII, 36.');"><sup>34</sup></span> 'Who hath put wisdom in the tuhoth' - these are the reins; 'or who hath given understanding to the sekvi' - this is the cock. In a certain place which Levi happened to visit, a man came before him and said
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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