Ki Seitzei 22:05 · unit 5

TT #145 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Second Aliyah · Passuk 22:05

The Complete Passuk

לֹא־יִהְיֶה כְלִי־גֶבֶר עַל־אִשָּׁה וְלֹא־יִלְבַּשׁ גֶּבֶר שִׂמְלַת אִשָּׁה כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כָּל־עֹשֵׂה אֵלֶּה׃

A man’s implement shall not be on a woman, and a man shall not wear a woman’s garment, for whoever does these is an abomination to Hashem your God.

Chabad.org — 22:05

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Nazir 59a / Sifrei.

Sefaria — Nazir 59a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כָּל עֹשֵׂה אֵלֶּה – לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַמְסַפֵּר שֵׂעָר.

English: “Whoever does these” — to include one who cuts [the opposite gender’s style of] hair.

On the daf / in context: The Sages include certain forms of grooming or hair-styling that are distinctive to the opposite gender under the same prohibition.

Type of Learning

Expansive derash (ribbui) on “whoever does these.”

What Is Learned

The prohibition extends to adopting hair styles or grooming practices that are characteristically those of the opposite gender.