Questions
Is a man allowed to shave his beard? Explain
Depends who their posek is
ג אִ֣ישׁ אִמּ֤וֹ וְאָבִיו֙ תִּירָ֔אוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ אֲנִ֖י ה אֱלֹֽ-הֵיכֶֽם:
Fear parents
keep shabbos
The color red
Cant embarrass someone and make them go red. יז לֹֽא־תִשְׂנָ֥א אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ הוֹכֵ֤חַ תּוֹכִ֨יחַ֙ אֶת־עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ וְלֹֽא־תִשָּׂ֥א עָלָ֖יו חֵֽטְא:
רמב"ן פסוק ב
Separate from things that are allowed
ואל-הי מסכה
At first, they are just worthless idols. But if you turn after them, eventually, you will make them into deities.
What is Nekama and what is Netira?
Nekama: Payback
Netira: Being better and not paying back. Holding a grudge
טוּ בְקֻצְרְכֶם֙ אֶת־קְצִ֣יר אַרְצְכֶ֔ם לֹ֧א תְכַלֶּ֛ה פְּאַ֥ת שָֽׂדְךָ֖ לִקְצֹ֑ר וְלֶ֥קֶט קְצִֽירְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תְלַקֵּֽט:
Peah
Leket
Clothing
יטאֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֘ תִּשְׁמֹ֒רוּ֒ בְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙ לֹֽא־תַרְבִּ֣יעַ כִּלְאַ֔יִם שָֽׂדְךָ֖ לֹֽא־תִזְרַ֣ע כִּלְאָ֑יִם וּבֶ֤גֶד כִּלְאַ֨יִם֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז לֹ֥א יַֽעֲלֶ֖ה עָלֶֽיךָ:
פסוק יח רמב"ן: וטעם ואהבת לרעך כמוך
This is an expression by way of overstatement, for a human heart is not able to accept a command to love one’s neighbor as oneself. Moreover, Rabbi Akiba has already come and taught,86Baba Metzia 62 a. This teaching applies to a case where “two people are together on a journey and one has a pitcher of water; if they both drink from it they will die, because there is not enough for both, but if only one will drink he will survive. Ben Petura taught that it is better that both should drink and die, rather than that one should see the death of the other. [This was held to be the law] until Rabbi Akiba came and taught: that thy brother may live with thee (further, 25:36), thy life takes precedence over the life of thy brother.” “Your life takes precedence over the life of your fellow-being.” Rather, the commandment of the Torah means that one is to love one’s fellow-being in all matters, as one loves all good for oneself.87Thus: “he is to speak in praise of his neighbor, and be as careful of his neighbor’s property as he is careful of his own property, and be as solicitous of his neighbor’s honor as he is of his own” (Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchoth Mada, 6:3). It is possible that since it does not say “and thou shalt love ‘eth rei’acha’88In that case the command would have been to love the person of one’s neighbor as much as one loves one’s own self. But instead the verse says l’rei’acha, which means “to [or ‘for’] your neighbor,” thus teaching that that which is good “for” your neighbor you should love as if it were good for youself. as thyself,” but instead it likened them in the word ‘l’rei’acha’
לא תגנבו ולא תכחשו ולא תשקרו ולא תשבעו
If you steal, you will eventually come to deny falsely, and consequently, you will come to lie and then swear falsely.
What is Rechilus?
someone who goes and tells people what others have said or supposedly have said about them either by good or hurtful motives
יא לֹ֖א תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ וְלֹֽא־תְכַֽחֲשׁ֥וּ וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּר֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ בַּֽעֲמִיתֽוֹ:
Dont steal, deny falsely, and dont lie
Hillel and Shamai
יחלֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֹֽה:
פסוק ד אור החיים: אל תפנו, ואל-הי מסכה וגו'
idolatrous thoughts. One should not turn one's thoughts in that direction. In order to understand this better remember that when a Jew thinks of idolatry it is as if he regresses, i.e. read אחורים, "backwards," instead of אחרים, "others." On the other hand, when a Jew dwells on the subject of the true G'd, it is as if G'd turns His face towards him.
seeing that the Torah has already prohibited all kinds of idols why did it single out the molten gods as something we must not construct? Besides, why did the Torah have to stress the word לכם, "for yourselves?" Perhaps we can understand this in connection with chapter 18 in Tikkuney Ha-Zohar where we read that if someone performs a good deed G'd's presence will dwell upon him; if, however, he transgresses one of G'd's commandments the שכינה will depart from the respective organ that should have performed a commandment and that organ will become the home of a spirit of defilement, of טומאה. This spirit of טומאה is the "iron curtain" which is a barrier between such a person and his G'd. Isaiah 59,2 spelled it out when he said: "your iniquities have created a barrier between yourselves and your G'd." When the Torah writes ואלהי מסכה, this means "and a god which forms an iron curtain (from the word מסך, curtain) you must not construct for yourselves." If you do, you would separate yourselves from your source of life. G'd adds the words: "I am the Lord your G'd," to remind you Who it is that you sever your connections with if you violate this commandment.
לא תעמד על דם רע
do not stand by watching your fellow’s death, when you are able to save him; for example, if he is drowning in the river or if a wild beast or robbers come upon him.
How much of the field does a farmer have to leave uncut?
1/60 and anything that drops less than 3 stalks together
כז לֹ֣א תַקִּ֔פוּ פְּאַ֖ת רֹֽאשְׁכֶ֑ם וְלֹ֣א תַשְׁחִ֔ית אֵ֖ת פְּאַ֥ת זְקָנֶֽךָ:
Dont cut sideburns
dont destroy beard
dont kidnap
יאלֹ֖א תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ וְלֹֽא־תְכַֽחֲשׁ֥וּ וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּר֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ בַּֽעֲמִיתֽוֹ:
פסוק יז כלי יקר: ולפי שנאמר ולא תשא עליו חטא, וסמך למצות התוכחה פסוק לא תשנא אחיך בלבבך
If one doesnt rebuke, his friend’s sin becomes his own. Because we are all responsible for each other. When a person lends money, the guarantor sees him being dumb about it, he will rebuke him so he doesnt become responsible to pay the money. If someone can rebuke and doesn;t the sin is upon him. Ship story.
Because we love each other, reubke. If not then not. Dont rebuke someone who you hate. He wont rebuke him because he is happy he is doing something wrong, in that case, he must rebuke him.
ואהבת לרעך כמוך
Rabbi Akiva says: “This is a fundamental [all-inclusive] principle of the Torah.
What is Maaser Sheini?
It can only be eaten in Yerushalaim
כחוְשֶׂ֣רֶט לָנֶ֗פֶשׁ לֹ֤א תִתְּנוּ֙ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔ם וּכְתֹ֣בֶת קַֽעֲקַ֔ע לֹ֥א תִתְּנ֖וּ בָּכֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י \ה:
No tattoos
education
כגוְכִֽי־תָבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ וּנְטַעְתֶּם֙ כָּל־עֵ֣ץ מַֽאֲכָ֔ל וַֽעֲרַלְתֶּ֥ם עָרְלָת֖וֹ אֶת־פִּרְי֑וֹ שָׁל֣שׁ שָׁנִ֗ים יִֽהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם עֲרֵלִ֖ים לֹ֥א יֵֽאָכֵֽל:
כדוּבַשָּׁנָה֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔ת יִֽהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־פִּרְי֑וֹ קֹ֥דֶשׁ הִלּוּלִ֖ים לַֽה:
כהוּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַֽחֲמִישִׁ֗ת תֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ אֶת־פִּרְי֔וֹ לְהוֹסִ֥יף לָכֶ֖ם תְּבֽוּאָת֑וֹ אֲנִ֖י ה אֱלֹֽהֵ-יכֶֽם:
פסוק כג אור החיים: וכי תבואו אל הארץ וגו',עוד ירמוז באומרו וכי תבאו אל הארץ, ואולי שרומז באומרו עץ מאכל, שלש שנים יהיה לכם ערלים
What else is considered a fruit tree? How?
Torah students they are also called plants. Rabbi Yossi said. They are also called trees. Yeshaya. Zohar- dont destroy fruit trees when conquering a city- dont destroy the torah students.The command of Hashem to plant trees in the land of eretz yisroel, is the torah students because the land of eretz yisroel makes one smart and purifies the soul. From a ben torah comes food for the soul.
What are” the first three years of a tree” in the trees we mentioned in the paragraph above?
A torah student should not speak words of torah in the first 3 years- its the fruit- because for the first three years a baby cannot speak coherently, and the fourth year, they start expressing themselves, he should be taught torah tziva and shema yeisroel, and this is called holy
What is the fourth year?
and the fourth year, they start expressing themselves, he should be taught torah tziva and shema yeisroel, and this is called holy
What is the 5th year?
The fifth year you can eat the fruit like it says ben chomesh lemikra and he will start being a tree that you can eat from
להוסיף לכם תבואתו
This commandment which you will observe, will be “[in order] to increase its produce for you,” because as its reward, I will bless for you the fruits of [your] plantings. Rabbi Akiva used to say, “The Torah stated this to counter man’s evil inclination: so that a person should not say, ”For four years I suffer with this tree for nothing!“ Scripture therefore says here, ” [in order] to increase its produce for you."