Today's shiur deals with the Ir HaNidachat - that is, a city in which the majority of the inhabitants are convinced by two or more individuals to become idolaters.

Today's shiur deals with the Ir HaNidachat - that is, a city in which the majority of the inhabitants are convinced by two or more individuals to become idolaters.

Is it permissible to be a sculptor, assuming that the artist is not making idols to be worshiped? May one paint a picture of a human being? What halachic restrictions exist for an artist?

Is it permissible to be a sculptor, assuming that the artist is not making idols to be worshiped? May one paint a picture of a human being? What halachic restrictions exist for an artist?

Is it permissible to be a sculptor, assuming that the artist is not making idols to be worshiped? May one paint a picture of a human being? What halachic restrictions exist for an artist?

Are you allowed to bend down before an idol for purposes that have nothing to do with worship - such as to remove a thorn from your foot? Is there a prohibition of making an idol for someone else? May you have an idol made for you, given that you have no intention of worshiping it?

Are you allowed to bend down before an idol for purposes that have nothing to do with worship - such as to remove a thorn from your foot? Is there a prohibition of making an idol for someone else? May you have an idol made for you, given that you have no intention of worshiping it?

Are you allowed to bend down before an idol for purposes that have nothing to do with worship - such as to remove a thorn from your foot? Is there a prohibition of making an idol for someone else? May you have an idol made for you, given that you have no intention of worshiping it?

Is a declaration of belief in an idol, without worshiping it, a form of idolatry for which one is liable? What about giving honor to an idol, but without technically worshiping it? And is worshiping it in order to mock it praiseworthy or completely unacceptable?

Is a declaration of belief in an idol, without worshiping it, a form of idolatry for which one is liable? What about giving honor to an idol, but without technically worshiping it? And is worshiping it in order to mock it praiseworthy or completely unacceptable?