Kabbalah zu Wajikra 18:6
אִ֥ישׁ אִישׁ֙ אֶל־כָּל־שְׁאֵ֣ר בְּשָׂר֔וֹ לֹ֥א תִקְרְב֖וּ לְגַלּ֣וֹת עֶרְוָ֑ה אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ (ס)
Niemand soll seiner Blutsverwandten sich nahen, ihre Scham aufzudecken. Ich bin der Herr.
Reshit Chokhmah
It also says “each man should not come near his relative to reveal their nakedness” (Leviticus 18:6), and from here they say “one should not gather with only women, and outside his city even with his sister, daughter or mother-in-law, not to give rise to people’s suspicion”. Regarding relatives it says “do not come near” (plural) and regarding a man with his Niddah wife it says “do not come near” (singular), since it is coming to include anything that might lead to a sin, since one should distance himself from anything repulsive and anything similar, as the sages say “distance yourself from a minor sin since it may lead you to a major one, and run towards a minor Mitzva since it will lead you to a Major one”.
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