D.A.F.'s Moadim section

1) לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים -

What does this Pasuk, "do not have other gods," come to prohibit? What does it add to the prohibition in the next Pasuk ("do not make for yourself an idol"), and to the parallel prohibition in Vayikra 19:4?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 20:3:2

2. Mafteach to Shemos 20:3:2.2, and on

2) אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים -

Why is idolatry referred to as "Elohim Acherim"?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 20:3:3

2. Mafteach to Shemos 20:20:6:1:2

3) A Detailed Prohibition -

How can we explain the progression of these prohibitions regarding idolatry? Why does the Torah specify this prohibition in so many ways?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 20:3:5

2. Mafteach to Shemos 20:3:6

4) קֵל קַנָּא -

Why is it Hashem's way to zealously punish idolatry?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 20:5:1

5) פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבֹת -

How can this be reconciled with the principle that each man is punished for his own sin (see Devarim 24:16, Yechezkel 18:4)?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 20:5:5:1

2. Mafteach to Shemos 20:5:7

6) עַל בָּנִים עַל שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל רִבֵּעִים -

In what manner does Hashem visit the fathers' sins upon their children and subsequent generations?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 20:5:4

2. Mafteach to Shemos 20:5:3.1:1

7) לְשֹׂנְאָי -

Who falls into the category of "those who hate Me"?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 20:5:3

8) וְעֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד לַאֲלָפִים -

Rashi points out that Hashem's Midah of Chesed (for 2000 generations) is 500 times greater than his Midah to exact punishment (4 generations). Why this number?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 20:6:1.1

2. Mafteach to Shemos 20:6:1.2:1

9) לְאֹהֲבַי וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי מִצְוֹתָי -

What is the distinction between "Ohavai" (those who love Hashem), and "Shomerei Mitzvosai" (those who safeguard His Mitzvos)?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 20:6:2

IDOLATRY

REPAID FOR GENERATIONS