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=Items Related to Idolatry= | |||
==Constructing and Keeping Idols== | ==Constructing and Keeping Idols== | ||
# In addition to the prohibition of worshipping an idol, the Torah prohibits one from even constructing an idol<ref>Shemot 20:4</ref> even if one will not worship it himself<ref>Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot (Lo Taaseh 2), Mishneh Torah Hilchot Avodah Zarah 3:9. Note the different versions of translations in the former.</ref> as a means of distancing us from performing idolatry.<ref>Chinuch 27</ref> Whether one receives Malkot for doing so is subject to debate.<ref>The Rambam ibid writes that one does get Malkot, but the Raavad argues it’s a lav shebechlalot.</ref> | # In addition to the prohibition of worshipping an idol, the Torah prohibits one from even constructing an idol<ref>Shemot 20:4</ref> even if one will not worship it himself<ref>Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot (Lo Taaseh 2), Mishneh Torah Hilchot Avodah Zarah 3:9. Note the different versions of translations in the former.</ref> as a means of distancing us from performing idolatry.<ref>Chinuch 27</ref> Whether one receives Malkot for doing so is subject to debate.<ref>The Rambam ibid writes that one does get Malkot, but the Raavad argues it’s a lav shebechlalot.</ref> |