📚 Daf Yomi Summary – Menachot  94: Wave Offerings: Who Waves, What Is Waved, and Why (Wednesday 28th Nissan)

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  1. What Requires Tenufah

The Mishnah establishes:

  • Peace offerings (shelamim) brought as individuals require tenufah
  • Components waved include:
    • The breast and thigh
    • Along with the sacrificial animal in certain cases

Other offerings (such as burnt offerings) do not require tenufah.

  1. Who Performs the Waving

A key question:

  • Is tenufah done by the owner, the kohen, or both?

Conclusion:

  • Both participate:
    • The owner places hands under the kohen’s hands
    • The kohen leads the motion

This reinforces a pattern seen with semikha:

The owner is involved, but the kohen directs the avodah.

  1. Purpose of Tenufah

The Gemara explains tenufah as:

  • A symbolic presentation of the offering to all directions
  • An acknowledgment of God’s dominion over the world
  • A physical act of dedication, distinct from atonement

Tenufah expresses relationship and gratitude, especially in peace offerings.

  1. Tenufah Compared to Semikha

The daf contrasts:

  • Semikha – identification and responsibility
  • Tenufah – dedication and submission

Together, they frame korbanot as both personal and God‑directed acts.

Core Themes of Menachot 94

  • Shared participation between owner and kohen
  • Physical gesture as spiritual expression
  • Peace offerings as relational, not punitive

One‑sentence takeaway

Menachot 94 teaches that tenufah enables the owner to actively dedicate a korban to God, with the kohen guiding the act—embodying partnership between person and priest in avodat ha‑Mikdash.

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