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One should be very careful in honoring one's parents as the Torah compares honoring one's parents to honoring Hashem. <ref>Kitzur S"A 143:1</ref>There's two parts to this mitzvah: 1)Honoring one's parents (Kibud Av V'Em) and 2) Having awe for one's parents (Moreh Av V'Em) | One should be very careful in honoring one's parents as the Torah compares honoring one's parents to honoring Hashem.<ref>Kitzur S"A 143:1</ref> There's two parts to this mitzvah: 1)Honoring one's parents (Kibud Av V'Em) and 2) Having awe for one's parents (Moreh Av V'Em). | ||
==Honoring one's parents== | ==Honoring one's parents== | ||
# Including in honoring one's parents is feeding, dressing, and helping them walk. When one is doing such an activity, one should do it with a smile. <ref>Kitzur S"A 143:3</ref> | # Including in honoring one's parents is feeding, dressing, and helping them walk. When one is doing such an activity, one should do it with a smile. <ref>Kitzur S"A 143:3</ref> | ||
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# One shouldn't stand in the place where one's father usually stands to daven or sit in the place he usually sits at home.<ref>Kitzur S"A 143:2</ref> | # One shouldn't stand in the place where one's father usually stands to daven or sit in the place he usually sits at home.<ref>Kitzur S"A 143:2</ref> | ||
# One may not contradict his words or even say that one agrees with his words in front of him. <ref>Kitzur S"A 143:2</ref> | # One may not contradict his words or even say that one agrees with his words in front of him. <ref>Kitzur S"A 143:2</ref> | ||
==Honoring one's step-parents== | |||
# One is obligated to honor one's father's wife (step-mother) as long as one's father is alive. It is proper to honor her even after one's father's death. <ref>Kitzur S"A 143:20</ref> | |||
# One is obligated to honor one's mother's husband (step-father) as long as one's mother is alive. It is proper to honor him even after one's mother's death. <ref>Kitzur S"A 143:20</ref> | |||
# A convert should honor his non-Jewish parents and he may not curse his non-Jewish parents or disgrace them. <ref> Kitzur S"A 143:22</ref> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 21 May 2013
One should be very careful in honoring one's parents as the Torah compares honoring one's parents to honoring Hashem.[1] There's two parts to this mitzvah: 1)Honoring one's parents (Kibud Av V'Em) and 2) Having awe for one's parents (Moreh Av V'Em).
Honoring one's parents
- Including in honoring one's parents is feeding, dressing, and helping them walk. When one is doing such an activity, one should do it with a smile. [2]
- One must stand before one's mother and father[3] unless they forgo this honor.[4]
- If one sees one's parent do a sin, one shouldn't say "you sinned" but rather "father, doesn't it say in Torah such and such?" in a question form and the parent will understand and not be embarrassed. [5]
- If one's parents tells them to violate a Biblical or even a rabbinic prohibition, one shouldn't listen to one's parent.[6]
Having awe for one's parents
- One shouldn't stand in the place where one's father usually stands to daven or sit in the place he usually sits at home.[7]
- One may not contradict his words or even say that one agrees with his words in front of him. [8]
Honoring one's step-parents
- One is obligated to honor one's father's wife (step-mother) as long as one's father is alive. It is proper to honor her even after one's father's death. [9]
- One is obligated to honor one's mother's husband (step-father) as long as one's mother is alive. It is proper to honor him even after one's mother's death. [10]
- A convert should honor his non-Jewish parents and he may not curse his non-Jewish parents or disgrace them. [11]
