Day #16–Rambam DAILY Sefer HaMitzvos

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is day number 16 of our daily study of the ramam Safari mitzvahs and Mazel Tov in our daily study of three chapters a day of mishno Toyota were ending the laws of idol worship as we mentioned there are 12 chapters in that the subject we're finishing those chapters we're doing chapters 10 11 and 12 today in the three chapters a day of mishnu Torah and we're going to finish mishnu Torah and we're going to finish up the idolatry related Mitzvahs we have uh all prohibitions today finishing off the uh 49 prohibitions and two positive Commandments related to idolatry all right negative commandment number 35. is the prohibition of a specific form of idolatrous practice which is known as um Loosely translated that would be whispering incantations casting spells it was normally done over a snake or a scorpion but I don't believe it has to be done that way just general reciting utterances that are supposed to have some type of a magical effect negative commandment 38 is the deitish negative commandment 38 is the deitish alhamesim one who conducts a seance he tries to communicate with the dad and channel the dead it's described there's a practice where one fasts and then sleeps in a graveyard with the hope of channeling and contacting a spirit of a departed person um negative commandment 36 all right this will be somewhat familiar to you you remember we had the prohibition you remember we had the prohibition against conducting the aive ritual or ceremony that's where somebody some conjurer would cause a voice to speak from under his arm so this commandment negative 36 is the Commandment against Consulting such a person we had earlier the the Commandment against conducting that ritual now today we're having we have the Commandment against going and seeking out um somebody to do that ritual on your behalf

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1. 0:00is day number 16 of our daily study of the ramam Safari mitzvahs and Mazel Tov…
2. 1:03um Loosely translated that would be whispering incantations casting spells it was normally done over a…
3. 2:03you remember we had the prohibition against conducting the aive ritual or ceremony that's where somebody…
4. 3:06eudaini that was a similar ceremony but a different prohibition that's where they would have this…
5. 4:09with idol worship or maybe I should say it like this I don't think most modern…
6. 5:09of the uh of the head and uh what does it have to do with idolatry…
7. 6:10stringent View and that is that we are not allowed to to trim the beard or…
8. 7:14practical so if you want to know what that means to dress like a woman because…
9. 8:18writing or symbols or signs or marks in one's skin that is a negative commandment prohibition…
10. 9:21patches of hair as a as a way of expressing uh their their sadness they would…

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