Shelach 15:22 · unit 4 — suspect of idolatry suspect of all
Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 22
The Complete Passuk
וְכִ֣י תִשְׁגּ֔וּ וְלֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ אֵ֥ת כׇּל־הַמִּצְוֺ֖ת הָאֵ֑לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
And when you err…
Chabad.org — 15:22
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: one suspected of idolatry is suspected of all the mitzvos — from then on, not retroactively.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
תַּנְיָא: הֶחָשׁוּד עַל עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה חָשׁוּד עַל כׇּל מִצְוֹת שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה, וְלֹא לְמַפְרֵעַ אֶלָּא מִכָּאן וּלְהַבָּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״מִן הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה ה׳ וָהָלְאָה לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם״.
English: It is taught: One suspected of idolatry is suspected regarding all the mitzvos in the Torah — and not retroactively, but from here on.
Type of Learning
Forward-looking suspicion only.
What Is Learned
Suspicion of idolatry taints reliability for other mitzvos going forward, not for prior acts.