Paying off a debt of one’s parent after their death:[1] A child is not obligated to pay off his father’s debt, unless his father has passed away and he has inherited money or assets from his father, in which case he is to use the inheritance money, or assets, to […]
Naming one’s child after one’s parent
Naming one’s child after one’s parent:[1] Included in the mitzvah of honoring one’s parents is to name one’s children after one’s parents.[2] [This should be done even if the parent passed away young.[3]] Likewise, naming a child after one’s grandparent is likewise considered an honor to one’s parents.[4] It is […]
Matters that remain forbidden even after the death of a parent
Matters that remain forbidden even after the death of a parent:[1] One is obligated to honor [and fear[2]] his father and mother[3] even after their passing [just as one was obligated to honor them in their lifetime[4]].[5] [In a certain sense, honoring one’s parents after their passing is even greater […]
Parent instructs a child to transgress Torah
Parent instructs a child to transgress Torah?[1] If one’s father instructed him to transgress words of Torah, he may not listen to him.[2] This applies whether it is a positive or negative command. This applies even by rabbinical command.[3] [This applies even if the parent will receive direct benefit from […]
Traveling from Eretz Yisrael for the sake of one’s parents
Traveling from Eretz Yisrael for the sake of one’s parents:[1] Although in general it is forbidden for a resident of Eretz Yisrael to leave Eretz Yisrael[2], it is permitted for one to leave Eretz Yisrael for the sake of visiting his parents or caring for his parents.[3] [This applies even […]
Making Aliyah to Israel while leaving one’s parents in the Diaspora
Making Aliyah to Israel while leaving one’s parents in the Diaspora:[1] If one desires to permanently move to Eretz Yisrael, and his parents do not want him to do so, then some Poskim[2] rule that he is not required to listen to his parents and may go ahead and move […]
Health Hazards-Must one listen to his father if he asks him to feed him a food or beverage that is against the doctor’s orders?
Health Hazards-Must one listen to his father if he asks him to feed him a food or beverage that is against the doctor’s orders due to a health condition?[1] A child is not obligated to listen to his father regarding a matter that is damaging to his health. This applies […]
Enemies of parent-Parent instructs child not to befriend a person
Enemies of parent-Parent instructs child not to befriend a person:[1] If one’s father instructed his son not to talk with a certain individual, and to not forgive him, until the arrival of a certain date, then if the son desires to make peace with the individual right away, he may […]
Informing on one’s mother to one’s father
Informing on one’s mother to one’s father:[1] One may not inform against one’s mother to one’s father if one knows that the father will get upset at his mother. For example, if the son did something at the behest of his mother and is now being questioned by the father […]
Choosing a Yeshiva for learning-Who gets to decide the father or son?
Choosing a Yeshiva for learning-Who gets to decide the father or son?[1] If a student desires to go to a certain institution of Torah study in which he believes he will [possibly] see more in his learning from the specific rabbi that is there, then he may go there even […]
