Derasha 3 on Acharei Mos 18:16

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:16

The Complete Passuk

עֶרְוַ֥ת אֵֽשֶׁת־אָחִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Yevamos 55a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yevamos 55a
ערות אחיך היא — בהווייתה תהא: ללמד שאשת אחיו מן האם אסורה לו אף לאחר מיתת בעלה.

English: “It is your brother’s nakedness” — she remains forbidden even after the brother’s death when the brother was only a maternal half-brother (no yibbum).

Type of Learning

Maternal brother’s wife after death

What Is Learned

Yibbum applies only to a paternal brother’s widow; a maternal brother’s widow stays forbidden permanently.