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==Nature of the Prohibition==
==Nature of the Prohibition==
# Some say that the prohibition means that one may not permanently establish a new mitzvah.<ref>Ramban Devarim 4:2, Rambam (Mamrim 2:9)</ref> Some say that it a Bet Din declares that a rabbinic prohibition is actually a Biblical one they are in violation of Baal Tosif.<ref>Rambam Mamrim 2:9, Ramban Dvarim 4:2</ref> Others disagree.<ref>Raavad Mamrim 2:9</ref>
# Some say that the prohibition means that one may not permanently establish a new mitzvah.<ref>Ramban Devarim 4:2, Rambam (Mamrim 2:9)</ref> Some say that it a Bet Din declares that a rabbinic prohibition is actually a Biblical one they are in violation of Baal Tosif.<ref>Rambam Mamrim 2:9, Ramban Dvarim 4:2</ref> Others disagree.<ref>Raavad Mamrim 2:9</ref>
##Similarly, some say that doing a mitzvah that one is exempt from is bal tosif.<ref>Rashi Rosh Hashana 33a s.v. ha nashim</ref> Others disagree.<ref>Maharsha Rosh Hashana 33a disagrees with Rashi since doing an mitzvah one is exempt from isn't adding onto any mitzvah. Also, Tosfot Eruvin 96a s.v. michal write in opposition to Rashi that woman wearing tefillin isn't bal tosif. Rav Zalman Sender in Haghot Turei Even Rosh Hashana 16a writes that perhaps the Maharsha and Tosfot held like the Turei Even Rosh Hashana 16a that there is only [[bal tigra]] for doing a mitzvah in an incomplete fashion and not neglecting a mitzvah entirely. Rashi could agree with the Rashba Rosh Hashana that there is bal tigra for neglecting a mitzvah entirely.</ref>
# Some say that the prohibition includes fulfilling a mitzvah in an expanded or enlarged manner.<ref>See examples below and Encyclopedia Talmudit "Bal Tosif"</ref>
# Some say that the prohibition includes fulfilling a mitzvah in an expanded or enlarged manner.<ref>See examples below and Encyclopedia Talmudit "Bal Tosif"</ref>
## For example, fulfilling the mitzvah of Daled Minim with five minim or wearing [[tzitzit]] with more than 8 strings is an issue of Bal Tosif.<ref>Sifrei Devarim 13:1</ref>
## For example, fulfilling the mitzvah of Daled Minim with five minim or wearing [[tzitzit]] with more than 8 strings is an issue of Bal Tosif.<ref>Sifrei Devarim 13:1</ref>