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Getting back Reward for Mitzvot you Regretted
This is from Rambam Halachot Teshuva: (From Chabad.org)
Anyone who changes his mind about the mitzvot he has performed and regrets the merits [he has earned], saying in his heart: "What value was ...
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Were the Mitzvos given because of counting of Bnei Yisrael in Bamidbar?
I was reading a Dvar Torah by a prominent Rosh Yeshiva where he stated that Chazal say that the connection between the end of Sefer Vayikra:
אלה המצות אשר צוה יהוה את־משה אל־בני ישראל בהר סיני
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Is good middot ldavka bo?
On one hand having good middot is the Mitzva of holachta bdrachav.
And the mitzvah of ledavka bo is to connect to Talmidai chachomim
But I see that ledavka bo is also explained as having good middot (...
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Is it a mitzvah to create a situation for others to be mekayem a mitzvah?
I recall reading (though I can't find it) that the person who was punished for collecting sticks on Shabbat was actually doing so in an effort to help others see the laws of Shabbat in practice (or ...
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Counting parts of a Mitzvah as a Mitzvah (Rambam's 12th principle)
Rambam in Sefer Hamitzvos lays [his own] principles of what counts as a Mitzvah and what's not. The 12th principle says that:
שאין ראוי למנות חלקי המלאכה מהמלאכות שבא הצווי בעשייתם כל חלק וחלק בפני ...
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Why for Rambam learning and teaching Torah are not two different Mitzvos?
Rambam in Sefer Hamitzvos #11 and in Mishne Torah Hil. Talmud Torah rules that studying and teaching Torah are one Mitzvah:
היא שצונו ללמוד תורה וללמדה וזהו הנקרא תלמוד תורה,
והוא אמרו ושננתם ...
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Can a security camera be placed in a Mezuzah?
I saw this question posted on another forum and I didn't see any valid answers or conclusions.
If a person had a Mezuzah case which was fitted with a hidden security camera, would that impact the ...
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Murder in Eretz Yisrael
The Gemara in Yoma (85a) argues that murder is more chamur than chilul Shabbos because it "contaminates the land and drives away the Shechina"
ושפיכות דמים מטמא את הארץ וגורם לשכינה שתסתלק ...
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What are the mitzvot that require intent?
Forgive me in that I do not know the proper nomenclature.
Some mitzvot are complete by the simple action (or refrain from action)
Some mitzvot require action and intent, besides the problem of ...
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Eating specifically fruit of shmitta
Is there an inyun to specifically eat fruits that have kedushas shvi'is? How much must a person go out of their way to buy such fruits? Let's say they cost more, how much more must they spend? Is this ...
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Can a rabbinical mitzvah (that is currently being done) override a biblical mitzvah?
There's a principle of Osek Ba-Mitzva Patur Min Ha-Mitzva that says that if one is in the midst of doing one mitzvah he is exempt from performing other mitzvot.
Do both mitzvot have to be of the ...
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What is the obligation of "Kedusha" (Holiness?)
The verse in Leviticus (19:2) says "you shall be holy" what is the parameter of this and to what degree is it binding.
Rambam (Sefer Hamitzvos shoresh 4) writes that is is a general commandment to ...
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Is there a term for doing a mitzvah the same way every time?
I read in a book (why can't I find it when I want it?) that among the reasons that a tallit gadol has an atarah on it is because there is value in doing a mitzvah the same way each time. If it did ...
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Is there a pattern to Yonasan Ben Uziel's introduction to mitzvos?
Starting with the dibros, YbU introduces some mitzvos with the words 'Ami bnei Yisrael" and I don't see the pattern as to when he does and when he doesn't. Anyone have an idea which ones deserve this ...
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What type of mitzvah, if any, is a donation to medical research?
If I give money to a charity that finances medical research, I think I'm doing a mitzvah, but of what sort? Is this tzedakah when I'm not clothing or feeding the poor? Is it saving a life when there ...
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