Shelach 15:22 · unit 1 — idolatry equals all the mitzvos

וְכִ֣י תִשְׁגּ֔וּ וְלֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ אֵ֥ת כׇּל־הַמִּצְוֺ֖ת הָאֵ֑לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

And when you err and do not do all these commandments that Hashem has spoken to Moshe.

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: these verses speak of one who serves idolatry — which mitzvah is weighed as all the mitzvos.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

תַּנְיָא: הָנֵי קְרָאֵי בְּעוֹבֵד עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים כְּתִיבִי. מַאי מַשְׁמַע? אָמַר קְרָא ״וְכִי תִשְׁגּוּ וְלֹא תַעֲשׂוּ אֵת כׇּל הַמִּצְוֹת הָאֵלֶּה״ — אֵיזוֹ הִיא מִצְוָה שֶׁהִיא שְׁקוּלָה כְּכׇל הַמִּצְוֹת? הֱוֵי אוֹמֵר זוֹ עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים.

English: It is taught: These verses are written about one who serves idolatry. Which mitzvah is weighed as all the mitzvos? You must say: this is idolatry.

What Is Learned

Idolatry is treated as equivalent to violating the whole Torah, so the communal chatas of this chapter addresses that case.

Shelach 15:22 · unit 1 — idolatry equals all the mitzvos

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