EXTRA 1 on Acharei Mos 18:26

Side-ring EXTRA · The prohibition binds both ezrach and ger

Source

Torah Temimah is silent on 18:26. The verse itself and the classical sources emphasize that the statutes against arayos apply equally to the native-born and to the ger who dwells among you.

Core Text

Core Text — 18:26
הָאֶזְרָח וְהַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכְכֶם — אֶחָד הָאֶזְרָח וְאֶחָד הַגֵּר חַיָּבִים בְּאִסּוּרֵי עֲרָיוֹת.

English: “The native and the stranger who sojourns among you” — both the native-born and the ger are obligated in the prohibitions of arayos.

Type of Learning

Universal scope within the camp

What Is Learned

The Land’s sensitivity to arayos does not distinguish between citizen and sojourner. Anyone who dwells in the community is bound by the same chukim and mishpatim.