Bal Tashchit: Difference between revisions
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#It is forbidden to cut down a fruit tree. However if it is causing damage then it may be cut down.<ref> Mishneh Torah Kings and Wars 6:8 </ref> | |||
#It is forbidden to burn a useable shirt or break a vessel for no reason.<ref>Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot (Lavin n. 57), Rambam (Melachim 6:10)</ref> | #It is forbidden to burn a useable shirt or break a vessel for no reason.<ref>Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot (Lavin n. 57), Rambam (Melachim 6:10)</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 3 August 2020
The primary source in the Torah not to waste is derived from the passage that forbids cutting down a fruit tree when putting a city under siege. Yet, Chazal understand that any form of wasting a useable item is included in this prohibition, generally called Baal Tashchit.[1]
Applications
- It is forbidden to cut down a fruit tree. However if it is causing damage then it may be cut down.[2]
- It is forbidden to burn a useable shirt or break a vessel for no reason.[3]
