Derasha 5 on Acharei Mos 18:21

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:21

The Complete Passuk

וּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥ לֹא־תִתֵּ֖ן לְהַעֲבִ֣יר לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֧א תְחַלֵּ֛ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Sanhedrin 64b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sanhedrin 64b
אינו חייב עד שיעבירנו דרך העברה; העבירו ברגליו פטור.

English: Liability requires passing in the cultic manner; walking the child through on foot does not qualify.

Type of Learning

Cultic manner of passing

What Is Learned

Only the formal Molech rite of “passing through” generates the prohibition’s penalty.