Derasha 4 on Acharei Mos 18:22

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:22

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶת־זָכָר֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁכַּ֔ב מִשְׁכְּבֵ֖י אִשָּׁ֑ה תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה הִֽוא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Sanhedrin 55a / Nedarim 51a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
המערה בזכר חייב — משכבי אשה כתיב; תועבה היא — אמר בר קפרא: תועה אתה בה.

English: Even partial contact with a male incurs liability; “to’evah” is expounded by Bar Kappara as “you go astray in it.”

Type of Learning

Partial act + meaning of to’evah

What Is Learned

Liability begins with ha’ara’ah; the term to’evah is read as a moral characterization of the act.