Derasha 3 on Acharei Mos 18:30
Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:30
The Complete Passuk
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י לְבִלְתִּ֨י עֲשׂ֜וֹת מֵחֻקּ֤וֹת הַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשׂ֣וּ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תִֽטַּמְּא֖וּ בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Toras Kohanim
ושמרתם את משמרתי — להזהיר בית דין על כך.
English: “You shall keep My charge” — to admonish the court concerning this.
Type of Learning
Court responsibility
What Is Learned
The communal leadership is charged with safeguarding the people from these statutes of to’evah.