The mitzvah of honoring one’s parents connects to both types of mitzvos
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he Luchos were inscribed with five commandments on the right tablet that are bein adam l’Makom, pertaining to man and Hashem, and five on the left tablet that are bein adam l’chaveiro, pertaining to man and his fellow man.
But there’s one commandment seemingly out of place. The fifth commandment, honoring one’s parents, certainly seems to be a mitzvah that is between man and his fellow man; it’s about mussar, good middos, and gratitude. Yet this mitzvah is found on the section of Luchos dealing with man and Hashem. Why? (Rav Wallach, Maayan Hashavua)
Owning a car is definitely convenient, despite traffic and a dearth of parking throughout Eretz Yisrael. But it also means that I’m cut off from public transportation and all the action and stories that seem to take place exclusively in Israeli taxis and buses.
Recently, though, I was in Yerushalayim sans car. I stood for a while trying unsuccessfully to flag down a taxi. Finally, a cab stopped and I gratefully climbed into the back seat.
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