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Respect for food
Is one required to pick up bread that he sees in the street? Gemara Bava Metzia 23a teaches that if one sees a piece of bread on the...
Avraham Aboulafia
Apr 2, 2024


Ba'al tashchit with clothes
What should one do with clothing that is no longer needed? The rabbinical prohibition of ba’al tashchit extends to clothing as well. One...
Avraham Aboulafia
Apr 2, 2024


Cutting down a tree whose status is unknown
What if the fruit-bearing status of a tree is unknown? If it is unknown whether a tree is fruit-bearing or not, it is prohibited for a...
Avraham Aboulafia
Apr 2, 2024


Cutting down a fruit tree
When does ba‘al tashchit apply? Ba’al tashchit applies only to trees that produce edible fruits. If a particular tree gives fruit that...
Avraham Aboulafia
Apr 2, 2024


The prohibition of bal tashchit
What is the prohibition of ba’al tashchit? The Torah prohibition of ba’al tashchit is that one may not cut down a fruit tree. The Gemara...
Avraham Aboulafia
Apr 2, 2024
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