EXTRA 2 on Acharei Mos 18:26

Side-ring EXTRA · Guard both statutes and ordinances

Source

The doubled language “My statutes and My ordinances” is read as encompassing both the supra-rational chukim and the rational mishpatim of the arayos section, demanding vigilant observance of the entire set.

Core Text

Core Text — Sifra tradition on 18:26
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אַתֶּם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי — חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים כְּאֶחָד, שֶׁלֹּא תִּפְרְשׁוּ בֵּינֵיהֶם.

English: “You shall observe My statutes and My ordinances” — statutes and ordinances as one; do not separate between them.

Type of Learning

Integral observance of the arayos code

What Is Learned

The warning that follows the Land’s expulsion is not selective. Both the chukim that transcend reason and the mishpatim that reason endorses must be guarded together if the people are to remain in the Land.