Derasha 6 on Bereishis 2:24

TT #115 · Parashas Bereishis · Second Aliyah · Passuk 24

Complete Passuk

עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Sanhedrin 58a (verified).

E-Daf image (Sanhedrin 58a)

Core Text

Core Textוְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָד — מִי שֶׁנַּעֲשִׂין בָּשָׂר אֶחָד, יָצְאוּ בְּהֵמָה וְחַיָּה שֶׁאֵין נַעֲשִׂין בָּשָׂר אֶחָד.
English of Core Text: “And they shall become one flesh” — those who become one flesh; this excludes animals and beasts, which do not become one flesh.
On the daf / in context: The definition of the sexual bond that creates “one flesh” excludes bestiality from the category addressed by this verse’s permissions and prohibitions.
Type of Learning: Custom (exclusion of bestiality from “one flesh”)
What Is Learned: The “one flesh” bond applies only to human partners, not to animals.