Derasha 1 on Behar 26:1
Parashas Behar · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 26:1
The Complete Passuk
לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂ֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם אֱלִילִ֗ם וּפֶ֤סֶל וּמַצֵּבָה֙ לֹֽא־תָקִ֣ימוּ לָכֶ֔ם וְאֶ֣בֶן מַשְׂכִּ֗ית לֹ֤א תִתְּנוּ֙ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֔ם לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת עָלֶ֑יהָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Sifra
לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם אֱלִילִם. כְּנֶגֶד מִי שֶׁנִּמְכַּר לְגוֹי, שֶׁלֹּא תֹּאמַר הוֹאִיל וְרַבִּי עוֹבֵד עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה אַף אֲנִי כְּמוֹתוֹ.
English: “You shall not make idols for yourselves.” Directed at one who has been sold to a non-Jew, that he should not say: Since my master worships idols, I will do likewise.
Type of Learning
Classical derasha (Sifra).
What Is Learned
Even a Hebrew servant living in a non-Jewish household remains fully bound by the prohibition of idolatry.