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Parsha Mitzvot: Yitro: Mitzvah 31 – Concept 27 |
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 “Nor worship them.” (Exodus 20:5) We may not worship idols in the manner they are worshipped. (Rambam, Hilchot Avodah Zarah – The Laws of Idolatry and Paganism)
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Parsha Mitzvot: Yitro: Mitzvah 33 – Concept 88 |
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“Six days a week shall you work and accomplish all your work, but the seventh day is Shabbat to God, your Lord, you shall not do any work, you, your son, your daughter, your slave, your maidservant, your animal, and your convert
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Parsha Mitzvot: Yitro: Mitzvah 36 – Concept 473 |
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“You shall not steal.” (Exodus 20:13) We are forbidden to kidnap. (Rambam, Hilchot Geneivah – The Laws of Theft) Do not even think of stealing, for a robber is not only the person who actually robs, but even the one who is prepared to rob
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Parsha Mitzvot: Yitro: Mitzvah 34 – Concept 482 |
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“You shall not kill.” (Exodus 20:13; Rambam Hilchot Rotzeiach U’shmirat Nefesh – The Laws of Murder and the Preservation of Life) We are not only prohibited from killing directly with our own hands, but we are also forbidden to
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Parsha Mitzvot: Yitro: Mitzvah 30 – Concept 28 |
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The 22nd of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Menachem Mendel of Kotzk (1787-1859). Born in Goray, near Lublin, Poland, Rav Menachem Mendel received a thorough Torah education from his father, Leibush Morgenstern, a zealous
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Parsha Mitzvot: Yitro: Mitzvah 29 – Concept 29 |
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“You shall not make yourself a carved image nor any likeness of that which is in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the water beneath the earth.” (Exodus 20:4) We may not make an idol for ourselves. (Rambam, Hilchot Avodah Zarah
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Parsha Mitzvot: Yitro: Mitzvah 28 – Concept 2 |
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“You shall not recognize the gods of others in My Presence.” (Exodus 20:3) We may not entertain thoughts of any power other than God. (Rambam, Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah – The Fundamentals of Torah)
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Parsha Mitzvot: Yitro: Mitzvah 27 – Concept 583 |
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“Honor your father and mother, so that your days will be lengthened upon the land that God, your Lord, gives you.” (Exodus 20:12) We are commanded to express our respect for our father and mother (through action). (Rambam, Hilchot
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Parsha Mitzvot: Yitro: Mitzvah 26 – Concept 91 |
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“Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it.” (Exodus 20:8) We are commanded to sanctify the Sabbath day with Kiddush and Havdala. (Rambam, Hilchot Shabbat – The Laws of Shabbat)
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Divrei Shmuel: Yitro |
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 The 19th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Shmuel Weinberg of Slonim, the Divrei Shmuel (1916). Grandson of Rav Avraham of Slonim, the Yesod HaAvodah. He was succeeded
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“When the Holy One, blessed is He, created His world, He created it like an infant born from its mother. For a fetus born from the mother, begins from its navel and expands outward to all four directions so too, the Holy One, blessed is He, began to create the world from the Foundation Stone and from that, the entire world was established.” - Midrash Tanchuma – Pikudei #3
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