Tuesday, March 12, 2019

halacha - How is 'regretting a mitzvah' defined?


What constitutes regretting a mitzvah: Does one have to write down a regretful statement, speak the regret, think it explicitly, or is a tinge of fleeting regret enough to qualify as regretting a mitzvah?


As a contextual example (also pertinent to Chaye Sarah parsha viz Avraham and Sara's death and Akeida mitzvah) https://www.dailyhalacha.com/WeeklyParasha.asp?ChumashID=1&ParashaID=5&ParashaClipID=469


"If a person struggles to wake up early to attend the Minyan, but attending the Minyan causes him to miss a lucrative business opportunity, if he then regrets going to the synagogue he forfeits all the benefits of that Misva"




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