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1) We will now begin discussing the Halachos of Kibud Av
V'Eim, honoring one's father and mother.
The Aseres HaDibros, the Ten Commandments
given to us by Hashem on Har Sinai are divided into two parts, the
first five are commandments between man and Hashem (Bein Adam L'Makom)
and the last five are commandments between man and fellow man (Bein Adam
L'Chaveiro)
Kibud Av V'Eim ,the fifth of the Aseres
HaDibros, is listed amongst the commandments that are between man and
Hashem even though it is seemingly a commandment that is only between
man and man.
The reason for this is that honoring
one's parents is akin to honoring Hashem.
There are 3
partners in every human being, the father, the mother and Hashem. If one
honors any of the three it is as if all three have been honored, and if
one dishonors any of the three it's as if all three have been
dishonored. (See Talmud Kidushin 30b and Psikta Rabasi 21. See
also Rambam Hilchos Mamrim Perek 6:1)
2) One who doesn't live a Torah-true life
and isn't scrupulous in keeping the Mitzvos not only is he/she
dishonoring and angering Hashem, but also causes shame upon their
parents to such a degree that there is no greater shame in the world. (Kitzur
Shulchan Aruch Siman 143:21)
One who honors his parents properly will
merit special heavenly protection to prevent him from transgressing
other sins. (Tana D'Vei Eliyahu Raba Perek 26)
The importance of this mitzvah cannot be
overstated, and there are many different aspects of it which are not
well known to most people, and we hope that after we conclude our
treatment of this topic we will all be a little more versed in the many
details and thus be able to improve our adherence to this exalted
Mitzvah.
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QUESTION & ANSWER CORNER
Reader Submitted Questions of interest
on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting
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Although the answers I give to
questions are taken directly from the Sifrei HaPoskim, and aren't my
own, they are still for study purposes only, NOT for Psak Halacha.
Lag B'Omer. We celebrate it as a day
the talmidim of Rabi Akiva stopped dying. What is the mekor (source)
for this?
Answer:
The Tur Siman 493:3 states
that the Talmidim of Rav Akiva stopped dying on Lag B'Omer.
This
is brought in earlier Rishonim as well, such as the Me'iri to Yevamos
62b and Sefer HaManhig and others.
Interestingly, the MaHaril
writes that they died on all the days between Pesach and Shavuos, except
on the days that we do not say Tachnun ,7 days of pesach, 2 days of
Rosh Chodesh Iyar, Rosh Chodesh Sivan, the 7 Shabbosim in Sefira, 17
days in all, therefore they only died on 32 of the 49 days. As a
commemoration of this, we designate the "33rd" day as the day that the
dying stopped and we celebrate that day, but not that it totally stopped
on Lag B'Omer.
Our holy sages, the Chazal tell us
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל
יום מובטח לו שהוא בן עולם הבא, שנאמר הליכות עולם לו, אל תקרי הליכות
אלא הלכות -
one who studies [at least two] Halachos daily is assured a portion in
Olam Haba - the world to come. (Talmud
Niddah 73a)
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