Derasha 2 on Acharei Mos 18:03
Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:03
The Complete Passuk
כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֧ה אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֛יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּ֖הּ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ וּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶתְכֶ֥ם שָׁ֙מָּה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ וּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תֵלֵֽכוּ׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Sanhedrin 52b.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Sanhedrin 52b
ובחקותיהם לא תלכו — אבל הא דכתיב באורייתא לאו מינייהו קא גמרינן.
English: “And in their statutes you shall not walk” — but what is written in the Torah we do not learn from them.
Type of Learning
Torah laws not derived from gentile practice
What Is Learned
Even if a Torah law resembles a gentile custom, its authority comes from the Torah, not from imitation of the nations.