Derasha 3 on Acharei Mos 18:06

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:06

The Complete Passuk

אִ֥ישׁ אִישׁ֙ אֶל־כׇּל־שְׁאֵ֣ר בְּשָׂר֔וֹ לֹ֥א תִקְרְב֖וּ לְגַלּ֣וֹת עֶרְוָ֑ה אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Avot de-Rabbi Natan ch. 2.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — ARN
מכאן אמרו חכמים: אל יתיחד אדם עם הנשים בפונדק אפילו עם אחותו ועם בתו, ולא ילך ולא יספר עם אשה בשוק ואפילו עם אשתו מפני טענת הבריות.

English: From here the Sages said: a man should not seclude himself with women at an inn even with his sister or daughter, nor walk or converse with a woman in the marketplace even with his wife, because of public suspicion.

Type of Learning

Fences around yichud and public appearance

What Is Learned

“Do not approach” generates practical stringencies of seclusion and public conduct beyond the core prohibition.