A Violation that Can Be Fixed? - Din & Daf with Dr. Elana Stein Hain

Beyond the Daf - Hadran · Apr 23, 2025 · 28m

Din & Daf: Conceptual Analysis of Halakha Through Case Study with Dr. Elana Stein Hain

Some violations in the Torah are followed by positive commandments that apply even if one has already transgressed the violation. A prominent example, as understood by Chazal, is sending away a mother bird even AFTER one already violated the Torah by taking her along with her chicks (Devarim 22:6-7). The Gemara calls this kind of negative-followed-by-positive commandment a לאו הניתק לעשה or מצות לא תעשה שיש בה קום עשה, and it rules that one who violates such a commandment does not get lashes.

Why shouldn’t…