Derasha 2 on Acharei Mos 18:07

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:07

The Complete Passuk

עֶרְוַ֥ת אָבִ֛יךָ וְעֶרְוַ֥ת אִמְּךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אִמְּךָ֣ הִ֔וא לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Sanhedrin 54a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sanhedrin 54a
אמך היא — לרבות אמו שאינה אשת אביו (אנוסת ומפותת אביו).

English: “She is your mother” — includes a mother who is not the father’s wife (e.g., a woman the father violated or seduced).

Type of Learning

Mother outside marriage

What Is Learned

The prohibition of one’s mother applies even when she was never married to the father.