The obligation:[1] One must be very careful in honoring and fearing his father and mother. The virtue:[2] One who honors his father and mother, G-d considers as if He has dwelled in that household, and that He was honored.[3] The three partners in one’s creation:[4] There are three partners […]
Hataras Nedarim
Erev Rosh Hashanah: It is customary to perform Hataras Nedarim on Erev Rosh Hashanah.[1] This is hinted to in the verse “Lo Yachel Divaro Kichol” “Do not transgress your word” as its ending letters are an acronym for Elul.[2] The procedure of this Hataras Nedarim includes two parts 1) nullifying […]
Reading Tehillim, Chumash and Tanach at night
Listen here to audio shiur part 1 Listen here to audio Shiur Part 2 Learning and reading Tanach at night [Chumash/Navi/Tehillim]: A. The avoidance: Many Poskim[1] rule based on Kabala that one is not to read verses of Mikra [Written Torah] at night.[2] This includes verses from Torah, Nevi’im, Kesuvim, […]
Standing for your teacher, elders and Torah scholars
Standing for your teacher, elders and Torah scholars:[1] Standing for a Teacher and Torah scholar:[2] It is a positive command in the Torah to stand in front of any Torah scholar.[3] The age of the Sage: The command to stand before a Torah scholar applies even if the Torah scholar […]
Showing respect to Teachers, Torah scholars, elderly and community leaders:
Showing respect to Teachers, Torah scholars, elderly and community leaders: A. Who is one obligated to respect: One is required to respect ones Rebbe/Teacher[1], Torah Scholars [such as Rabbanim and Roshei Yeshivas], and elderly people [even prior to reaching 70 years of age[2]]. Respect is also to be shown towards […]
Supporting Torah learners-Yissachar and Zevulan deal
Supporting Torah learners-Yissachar and Zevulun deal:[1] Although every single Jew is obligated to study Torah, one who is unable to study Torah, either due to lack of knowledge, or due to lack of time, is to support other people who study.[2] One who supports a Torah learner is considered as […]
Giving medical treatments to a parent
Giving medical treatments to a parent:[1] A. Removing a splinter from a parent:[2] It is [Rabbinically[3]] forbidden for a son to remove a splinter that is stuck within the skin of his father [or mother] due to that one may come to cause him a wound in the process. B. […]
The prohibition against hitting one’s parents
The prohibition against hitting one’s parents:[1] One who [as an adult[2]] hits his father or mother during their lifetime ]transgresses a Biblical negative command[3] and] is liable for the death penalty of strangulation. This applies whether to a son or a daughter. [This applies for both a Tumtum and Androgynous.[4]] […]
Non-conventional medicine:
Non-conventional medicine: There are various forms of non-conventional medicine or treatments available today.[1] Some people come to the use of alternative medicine out of despair due to lack of solutions from medical science for their ailments, or due to a disregard of medical science, placing greater belief in nature and […]
Mentioning the name of foreign deities-Christianity/Islam
Not to mention the name of idols and foreign deities: Giving it a derogatory name:[1] One is required to help eradicate idolatry and give idols and foreign deities a derogatory name. Swearing using its name:[2] One who swears in the name of an idol or foreign deity [transgresses a negative […]
