REVERING PARENTS – HOW, WHEN & WHEN NOT - Rabbi Zev Smith

1. The halachic definition of ואם אב מורא 2. Sitting in father’s place in shul if no other seat is available 3. Sitting in special chair when it is not in its usual place 4. Disagreeing with parents – is it ever permissible? 5. Son working with a father 6. Disagreeing with one’s father when learning 7. Parent tells child to wear a sweater but child is not cold 8. Disobeying requests of parents when they want to know if he complied 9. When is agreeing with a parent a violation of מורא? 10. Parent unknowingly doing an issur – how should the child respond? 11. Parent who is talking lashonhora or wants the child to say lashonhora 12. The obligation of ואם אב מורא and the married woman 13. Respecting one parent in one’s heart and the issur of ואמו אביו מקלה 5 Cheshvan 5783