Ki Seitzei 22:14 · unit 5
TT #228 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:14
The Complete Passuk
וְשָׂ֥ם לָהּ֙ עֲלִילֹ֣ת דְּבָרִ֔ים וְהוֹצִ֥א עָלֶ֖יהָ שֵׁ֣ם רָ֑ע וְאָמַ֗ר אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ לָקַ֔חְתִּי וָאֶקְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יהָ וְלֹא־מָצָ֥אתִי לָ֖הּ בְּתוּלִֽים׃
And he makes up charges against her and brings out an evil name against her, and says: “I took this woman, and when I came near to her I did not find in her the signs of virginity.”
Chabad.org — 22:14
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / classic .
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
שֵׁם רָע – שֶׁמּוֹצִיא שֵׁם רָע עַל בַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל.
English: “An evil name” — that he brings out an evil name upon a daughter of Israel.
On the daf / in context: The midrash emphasizes the gravity of the public defamation.
Type of Learning Moral / legal emphasis on the harm of the false report.
What Is Learned Publicly defaming a Jewish woman with a false charge of unchastity is a serious prohibition.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.