📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot 93: Semicha Continued: Timing, Integrity, and Meaning (Tuesday 27th Nissan)

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: April 14, 2026
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Subscribe to Receive PDF When Semicha Must Be Performed The Gemara discusses whether Semicha must occur: Immediately before slaughter Or whether delay invalidates it Conclusion: Semicha should ideally be done right before shechitah But if done earlier, the korban is still valid This reinforces that Semicha is important but not


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  1. When Semicha Must Be Performed

The Gemara discusses whether Semicha must occur:

  • Immediately before slaughter
  • Or whether delay invalidates it

Conclusion:

  • Semicha should ideally be done right before shechitah
  • But if done earlier, the korban is still valid

This reinforces that Semicha is important but not indispensable.

 

  1. Peace Offerings vs. Burnt Offerings

The daf distinguishes between two major korban types:

Burnt offerings (olah)

  • Entirely consumed by the altar
  • Semicha is symbolic identification

Peace offerings (shelamim)

  • Shared between altar and owner
  • Semicha reflects a personal stake in the korban

Thus Semicha plays a more central experiential role for shelamim.

 

  1. Does Omission Invalidate the Korban?

The Gemara clarifies:

  • If Semicha was forgotten:
    • The korban is still kosher
    • No need to repeat the sacrifice

This aligns with Menachot 92:

Some mitzvah‑acts enhance holiness without being validity‑blocking.

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