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Various rabbinic food prohibitions and leniencies • Identification of kosher fish extract, roe, and entrails • God's unwitting guardians
The hunter lies in ambush for his unwitting prey, as the exploitative sacrifice their own souls • Stealing robs the victim of his livelihood and is akin to murder
When and why is one permitted to sell to a non-Jew, yet prohibited from selling to a Jew? • How can uncooked wine be poured by an idolater without generating a prohibition for a Jew? • A three day purification plan for vessels used to store prohibited wines
One's native sense of justice can protect a person from falling prey to the allure of that which is too good to be true
The prohibition of bringing an idolator into the world • Cold truce with idolators • War tactics with those who attack our people • Who can perform circumcisions?
What to learn • How to learn • Though rooted in a similar inquisitiveness, attraction of Wisdom is initially less engaging than attraction to Folly, but once pursued, Wisdom is ultimately just as compelling • If one labored for an idol, when are the earnings permitted, and why?
Evil is self destructive • The speed and thoughtlessness of evil militate towards its unavoidable recklessness
Is a Jew permitted to live in a city that has a church? • Prohibitions that ensure one avoids giving the impression of worshipping idolatry • Avoiding various dangers
Conscientiously avoid forging friendships with the wicked and reject their ideologies
Elasticity of free will • Demonstrating the awesome power of repentance was more important than providing fortification against losing an angelic and immortal state • With gratitude, seek Divine assistance to strengthen your heart's fear of Him • With Torah, selfless kindness guides one's character towards mastery over the evil inclination • According to Tosafos, offering a sacrifice lacking in wholeness is a full transgression, so why is it not enumerated as an eighth law of Noah?
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